Obtaining informed consent for participation from cognitively impaired adults

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 241-244

  Hunter, Kathleen F ^a,b   Jensen, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPREHENSION; CUSTODY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INSTRUMENT; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; MENTAL CAPACITY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; STANDARDIZATION; THINKING;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NURSING RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0141921941     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjw.2003.143     Document Type: Review

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