Article
Telephone Screening of Cognitive Status (TICS) in severe COVID-19 patients: Utility in the era of social isolation
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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.
2405-6502
10.1016/j.ensci.2021.100322
Autor
Soldati, Ana Beatriz
Almeida, Cristina
Lima, Marco
Araujo, Abelardo
Araujo-Leite, Marco Antonio
Silva, Marcus Tulius T.
Resumen
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.