Cognitive models of medical decision-making capacity in patients with mild cognitive impairment

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 297-308

  Okonkwo, O C ^a   Griffith, H R ^b,c   Belue, K ^b,c   Lanza, S ^b,c   Zamrini, E Y ^d   Harrell, L E ^b,c,e   Brockington, J C ^b,c   Clark, D ^b,c,e   Raman, R ^f   Marson, D C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^e BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognition; Functional change; MCI; Medical decision making; Medical ethics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAPACITY TO CONSENT TO TREATMENT INSTRUMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 39549100354     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708080338     Document Type: Article

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