2008
Everyday Decision-Making Ability in Older Persons With Cognitive Impairment
Lai JM, Gill TM, Cooney LM, Bradley EH, Hawkins KA, Karlawish JH. Everyday Decision-Making Ability in Older Persons With Cognitive Impairment. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2008, 16: 693-696. PMID: 18669948, PMCID: PMC2730037, DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e31816c7b54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecision-making abilityDecision-making capacityCognitive impairmentMacArthur Competency Assessment ToolExecutive functionMeasure of understandingOverall cognitionAssessment of capacityValid measureAlpha coefficientMedical treatment decisionsCronbach's alpha coefficientGood reliabilityImpairmentMeasuresACEDModerate correlationOlder personsCognitionAssessment toolPersonsAbilityReasoningCaregiversEveryday
2004
Who Can Stay at Home?: Assessing the Capacity to Choose to Live in the Community
Cooney LM, Kennedy GJ, Hawkins KA, Hurme SB. Who Can Stay at Home?: Assessing the Capacity to Choose to Live in the Community. JAMA Internal Medicine 2004, 164: 357-360. PMID: 14980985, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.164.4.357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDecision MakingDisability EvaluationGeriatric AssessmentHumansInstitutionalizationLegal GuardiansMental CompetencyPhysician's RoleConceptsExecutive functionUnsafe actionsDecision-making abilityProblem-solving abilityCognitive functionImpaired insightPerson's capacityChoices of individualsIndependent livingOlder individualsSocial agencyDeficitsIndividualsAbilityPlanning limitsDecisionsMedical decisionsImplicationsActionFinal responsibilityGlobal testChoiceResponsibility