Journal article
Assessment of patient capacity to consent to treatment
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare results of a specific capacity assessment administered by the treating clinician, and a Standardized Mini-Mental Status Examination (SMMSE), with the results of expert assessments of patient capacity to consent to treatment.DESIGN: Cross-sectional study with independent comparison to expert capacity assessments.SETTING: Inpatient medical wards at an academic secondary and tertiary referral hospital.PARTICIPANTS: One …
Authors
Etchells E; Darzins P; Silberfeld M; Singer PA; McKenny J; Naglie G; Katz M; Guyatt GH; Molloy DW; Strang D
Journal
Journal of General Internal Medicine, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 27–34
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
1 1999
DOI
10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.00277.x
ISSN
0884-8734