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| Convening expert panels to identify mental capacity assessment items | | Author(s) | Gary Naglie, Michel Silberfeld, Keith O'Rourke |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 14, no 4, Winter 1995 |
| Pages | pp 697-705 |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The objective of this Canadian study was to attempt to develop an index of assessment items important to most, if not all, mental capacity determinations. A group process, judgmental method was used. Three separate panels of multidisciplinary experts were assembled to define relevant assessment items, and to assign importance weights to the items. All three panels generated a list of assessment items, but panellists refused to assign importance weights. Four items were identified by all three panels: ability to express oneself; memory; deficits and their consequences; and decisions and their consequences. Six items were identified by two panels: attention; orientation; reception of information; ability to implement a decision; responsiveness to social environments; and ability to conduct ADLs and IADLs (activities and instrumental activities of daily living). Three were identified by one panel only: geographic orientation; reality distortion; and congruence of beliefs, findings and actions. A complete list of mental capacity assessment items was generated, but the study failed to generate a standardised assessment instrument. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-970821276 A |
| Classmark | DA: 4C |
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