Is the degree of cognitive impairment in patients with Alzheimer's disease related to their capacity to appoint an enduring power of attorney?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 527-531

  Gregory, Rebecca ^a   Roked, Fayaz ^a   Jones, Lisa ^b   Patel, Abdul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Capacity; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Enduring power of attorney; Mini mental state examination (MMSE)

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAWYER; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 35048852486     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afm104     Document Type: Article

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