Everyday decision-making ability in older persons with cognitive impairment

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 693-696

  Lai, James M ^a   Gill, Thomas M ^a   Cooney, Leo M ^a   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^b   Hawkins, Keith A ^a   Karlawish, Jason H ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Capacity; Cognitive impairment; Decision making

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF CAPACITY FOR EVERYDAY DECISION MAKING; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MACARTHUR COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR TREATMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 54549085520     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31816c7b54     Document Type: Article

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