Assessment of older adults' decision‐making capacity in relation to independent living: A scoping review

R Usher, T Stapleton - Health & social care in the community, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With a growing global ageing population, approaches to assess and support decision‐
making are becoming more pertinent. This scoping review aimed to identify and map current …

Functional assessment in geriatric mental health

A Seelye, S Brown, K Dorociak, J Kaye, K Wild… - Handbook of mental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of functional status in older adulthood is critical to informing diagnosis
of neurocognitive and mental disorders that commonly affect older adults, facilitating …

[图书][B] Screening for functional cognitive deficits in community dwelling older adults

MO Al-Heizan - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Older adults experience subtle cognitive changes that may impact their everyday activities,
particularly Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL's). These cognitive deficits may affect …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of older adults' decision-making capacity in relation to independent living: The role of occupational therapy

R Usher - tara.tcd.ie
Decision-making capacity (DMC) is the extent to which an individual is capable of
understanding and remembering information and using this to make and communicate their …