Author | Soldati, Ana Beatriz | |
Author | Almeida, Cristina | |
Author | Lima, Marco | |
Author | Araujo, Abelardo | |
Author | Araujo-Leite, Marco Antonio | |
Author | Silva, Marcus Tulius T. | |
Access date | 2021-02-23T16:30:15Z | |
Available date | 2021-02-23T16:30:15Z | |
Document date | 2021 | |
Citation | SOLDATI, Ana Beatriz et al. Telephone Screening of Cognitive Status (TICS) in severe COVID-19 patients: Utility in the era of social isolation. eNeurologicalSci, v. 22, p. 1-3, 2021. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 2405-6502 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/46141 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Elsevier | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Title | Telephone Screening of Cognitive Status (TICS) in severe COVID-19 patients: Utility in the era of social isolation | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1016/j.ensci.2021.100322 | |
Abstract | Although several neurological syndromes have been described in
COVID-19, little is known about cognitive dysfunction in this setting.
The social isolation, such as we are experiencing now due to the SARSCoV-2 pandemic, is a signifcant limitation to cognitive assessment in
these patients. Thus, alternative methods to assess cognitive function in
large, community-dispersed populations containing an unknown proportion of individuals with cognitive impairment are desirable. Additionally, screening assessment methods must be inexpensive and
accessible to researchers from countries with low socio-economic
resources.
The main objective of this pilot study is evaluate the feasibility of an
easy, remote assessment of cognitive status and quality of life (QOL) in
severe COVID-19 surviving patients. The Telephone Screening of
Cognitive Status (TICS) is a validated instrument for dementia screening
in large populations, assessing in less than 30 min many essential
cognitive functions such as orientation, memory, concentration,
naming, comprehension, calculation, reasoning, and judgment. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Complexo Hospitalar de Niterói. Departamento de Neurologia. Niterói, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal Fluminense. Departamento de Neurologia. Niterói, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Complexo Hospitalar de Niterói. Departamento de Neurologia. Niterói, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. Seção de Neurologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Neurologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal Fluminense. Departamento de Neurologia. Niterói, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Complexo Hospitalar de Niterói. Departamento de Neurologia. Niterói, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | COVID-19 | pt_BR |
Subject | Cognition | pt_BR |
Subject | Dementia | pt_BR |
Subject | SARS-CoV-2 | pt_BR |
Subject | Telemedicine | pt_BR |