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Neuropsychological predictors of decision-making capacity over 9 months in mild-to-moderate dementia.
J Gen Intern Med
January 2006
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Mental Health Service Line, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02301, USA.
Background: Older adults with dementia may have diminished capacity to make medical treatment decisions.
Objective: To examine rates and neuropsychological predictors of treatment decision making, or consent capacity, among older adults with dementia over 9 months.
Design: Consent capacity was assessed initially and 9 months later in subjects with and without dementia using a longitudinal repeated measures design.