THE DRAMATIC increase in the diagnosis of medical conditions that a ffect cognitive function presents a serious challenge for science, medicine and society. Another area for concern and intervention ...

NEW ORLEANS ― Evaluating a patient's capacity to make decisions about his or her personal healthcare can present a significant challenge for physicians, but evaluating intoxicated patients has its own ...

Functional capacity assessment in heart failure management encompasses the evaluation of a patient’s ability to perform physical tasks and tolerate exertion. It is central to risk stratification, ...

The process of assessing a person’s mental capacity is often misunderstood by social care practitioners as they seek to apply the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and the lessons from ...

As clients age, the likelihood that they’ll face physical and mental health problems rises. As a result, clients’ families may start to wonder whether capacity will become an issue. They may ask you ...

As an individual with a disability, I live in fear that if admitted to hospital, a health-care provider may deem me incompetent based on my disability. This may seem unlikely, but my lived, academic ...