Consent Capacity in Dementia: Sensitivity of MMSE in a Hypothetical Consent Situation and Specific Cognitive CorrelatesBackground: Research with dementia patients requires assessment of possible consent capacity impairments. Objective: The goal of this ...
Emotions“Affective and Social Neuroscience” is a focus in recent research on emotions which has several implications for psychiatry, psychology and psychotherapy. Adequate research designs have to be established to serve as “paradigms” within studies ...
Due to new offers in prenatal diagnostics pregnant women are forced to make choices. In Switzerland physicians are obliged to inform previous to prenatal tests and to obtain informed consent. Considering the complexity of this information and the ...
The Basics of Decision-Making Capacity: The Top-10 Principles for the Clinical PracticeAbstract. Decision-making capacity (decisional competence) as the ability to act rationally is a prerequisite for self-determination and ...
This study examines the relationship between capacity to consent to treatment as measured by the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Treatment (MacCAT-T) and severity of cognitive impairment as measured with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). ...
Abstract. Older adults are frequently required to undergo medical informed consent procedures. This study investigates the influence of four types of written language and visual support (Elaborated Plain Language, Easy-to-Read Language, Standard Version ...
Abstract. The fourth amendment to the German Medicinal Products Act (Arzneimittelgesetz) states that nontherapeutic research in incompetent populations is permissible under the condition that potential ...
Abstract. Decision-making capacity (DMC) is a prerequisite for informed consent to medical treatments. However, little is known about the knowledge, attitudes, and evaluation of DMC among physicians in Croatia. A ...
Abstract: Any medical treatment that interferes with physical integrity requires the informed consent of a patient capable of such consent. For people with dementia, the capacity to consent is questioned even in the early course of the disease. ...
Informed Consent in Online Studies. How Much Do Participants Really Understand, and Can That Be Changed?Abstract:Background: Participants must provide informed consent (IC) to participate in a study. To this end, they must first read ...
Abstract. Autonomy is a human right and implies the “freedom to make one’s own choices.” The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN-CRPD) is a human rights treaty granting persons with disabilities, such as persons ...