Assessment of competence to complete advance directives
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Assessment of competence to complete advance directives: validation of a patient centred approach.
OBJECTIVE To develop a patient centred approach for the assessment of competence to complete advance directives ("living wills") of elderly people with cognitive impairment. DESIGN Semistructured interviews. SETTING Oxfordshire. SUBJECTS 50 elderly volunteers living in the community, and 50 patients with dementia on first referral from primary care. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Psychometric pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7200.1765