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September 1, 1994Journal of Advanced Nursing

Assessing mental competence of patients and relatives

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Patients and relatives in the health care setting

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Authors

PFPaul FulbrookUniversity of the Witwatersrand

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Implication

Subjective competence assessments risk inconsistent consent decisions; leaves open validation of objective tools.

Structured PICO

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Population
Patients and relatives in the health care setting
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Intervention
Assessment of mental competence

Highlights the subjective and value-laden nature of assessing mental competence for medical consent.

Cite This Study

Paul Fulbrook (1994) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a700fb52fdcb5703edb5383https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1994.tb02381.x
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