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Principles and practice of geriatric assent
Author(s)	V Molinari, L B McCullough, J H Coverdale
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 10, no 1, January 2006
Pages	pp 48-54
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Mental disorder ; Medical care ; Needs [elderly] ; Case studies.
Annotation	Geriatric assent involves health care professionals' active collaboration with cognitively impaired patients that takes account of their longstanding values in any major health care decisions. The main purpose of this paper is to assist geriatric health practitioners in the field to understand how to apply geriatric assent to a variety of clinical situations to maximise incapacitated older people's input into decision-making. A case example and algorithm are presented to illustrate the basic principles of implementing geriatric assent. Practice informed by the principle of geriatric assent will preserve respect for the current and future autonomy of patients across diverse cultural backgrounds. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060202254 A
Classmark	E: LK: IK: 69P
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