Feb 29, 2024 · This topic reviews the definition of capacity, predictors of impaired capacity, when and how to assess capacity, and how to incorporate an assessment of capacity into clinical judgments …

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Despite a plethora of capacity assessment instruments and tools being available to healthcare professionals, a comprehensive assessment requires time and is often difficult in the acute care setting.

Jul 25, 2025 · Advance care planning and advance directives help individuals make informed decisions about their future healthcare preferences and communicate them effectively to healthcare providers.

We aimed to estimate the prevalence of mental incapacity in acutely admitted medical inpatients; to determine the frequency that medical teams recognised patients who did not have mental capacity; …

Mar 6, 2025 · This topic review will also discuss the recognition and management of safety and societal issues related to dementia, including decision-making capacity, driving, financial capacity, cooking, …

Medline ® Abstract for Reference 12 of 'Assessment of decision-making capacity in adults'

Apr 29, 2025 · Patients with advanced dementia have profound cognitive impairment, and decision-making therefore becomes the responsibility of their designated health care proxies.

Medline ® Abstract for Reference 2 of 'Assessment of decision-making capacity in adults' 2 Grisso T, Appelbaum PS. Abilities related to competence. In: Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment: …

Sep 3, 2025 · INTRODUCTION Caring for patients at the end of life is a challenging task that requires not only consideration of the patient as a whole but also an understanding of the family, social, legal, …