Ethical concerns in caring for elderly patients with cognitive limitations: A capacity-adjusted shared decision-making approach

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2015, Pages e16(1)-

  Ho, Anita ^a   Pinney, Stephen J ^b   Bozic, Kevin ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ST MARY S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WORKFLOW; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; ETHICS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL CONTROL;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 84922367663     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.N.00762     Document Type: Article

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