Capacity to Consent to Treatment: Empirical Comparison of Three Instruments in Older Adults with and Without Dementia

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 166-175

  Moye, Jennifer ^a,b   Karel, Michele J ^a,b   Azar, Armin R ^c   Gurrera, Ronald J ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competency; Decision making; Memory; Risks and benefits

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 2142647265     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.2.166     Document Type: Article

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