Consent and assent to participate in research from people with dementia

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-40

  Slaughter, Susan ^a,b   Cole, Dixie ^c   Jennings, Eileen ^b   Reimer, Marlene A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assent; Dementia; Informed consent; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANADA; CASE REPORT; COMPREHENSION; DEMENTIA; ETHICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGED; CANADA; COMPREHENSION; DEMENTIA; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GUIDELINES; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 34147119525     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733007071355     Document Type: Conference Paper

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