Assessment of treatment decision-making capacity in a medically ill patient

J Am Geriatr Soc. 1988 Nov;36(11):1055-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1988.tb04376.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Beneficence
  • Comprehension
  • Decision Making*
  • Ethics, Medical
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Hypertension / psychology*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / psychology*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
  • Memory Disorders / psychology
  • Paternalism
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Patient Compliance
  • Personal Autonomy