Eg. informant doesn't know pt that well, or has impairment themselves, or hasn't noticed change that is there, etc.
Q2. Ok so detecting dementia is important - paper uses informant tools. How 'real world' is this given probs with collateral hx #genmedjc
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That's a really good point - seen some of this lately myself. Of course you end up speaking to several family members during an admission...
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Personally the structure of tool helpful to formalise (provided informant is a close one) vs ‘narrative’ - doing ok, managing etc
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Agreed plus perception of ‘all is well’ important for close coping strategies
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However, as my colleague
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Can probably get a good informant Hx 2/3 of the time - my guesstimate.
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I would imagine it would vary depending on the informant and how well they know the patient.
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