La evaluación de la capacidad de la persona: en la práctica actual y en el contexto del consentimiento informado / The evaluation of decision making capacity in health care and its relationship to informed consent
Rev. méd. Chile
; 132(10): 1243-1248, oct. 2004.
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| ID: lil-453991
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ABSTRACT
The decision making capacity of patients will acquire special relevance with the introduction of informed consent in clinical practice and the new normative that will appear in the future when the bills about health services are approved in the Congress. This paper reviews the concept of decision making capacity in the context of health care and its legal background in Chile. The main problems that arise from the comprehension, use and assessment of decision making capacity, are analyzed. The assessment of this capacity is, in most cases, subjective since there are no criteria, protocols or standards to be used. In courts of justice, the exercise capacity assessment is requested to experts. These specilized physicians will evaluate the mental health of the subject and its implications in the capacity to make decisions. In practice, it is difficult to integrate the concept of capacity from the law or health care perspective. It is concluded that the elaboration of criteria, standards and procedures to evaluate the decision capacity of patients, is mandatory.
Texto completo:
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Participação do Paciente
/
Competência Mental
/
Tomada de Decisões
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Atenção à Saúde
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Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
/
Guideline
/
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Ethics
/
Patient_preference
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
/
Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile