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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"mental capacity"”.
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Judging by a Different Standard? Examining the Role of Rationality in Assessments of Mental Capacity
Decision-making capacity is an increasingly important medico-legal concept. The recent Mental Capacity Act employs a cognitive, process-based test of capacity, but in many psychiatric conditions pathological beliefs and values impair capacity even when the decision-making process is logically …
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An exploratory study of the use of certain tests of mental capacity with deaf-blind children
Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University
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The Ethically Required Level of Mental Capacity Needed for Consent to Participate in Clinical Research on the Terminally Ill
While medical informed consent documents have received much attention in literature and throughout varying North American legal jurisdictions, the competence needed to be able to provide informed consent is often overlooked. This is especially apparent in the medical research field where clinical …
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Ethnicity, learning disability, and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 : a social constructionist ethnography of an integrated learning disability service
This thesis explores how the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MeA) is operationalised within an integrated statutory learning disability service and examines how the legislation IS manifested in everyday lived experience of an ethnic minority. In England and Wales, the MCA established a framework for …
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An Analysis of Processes and Strategies Used by Qualified Nurses in Assessing the Mental Capacity of Acutely and Critically Ill Hospitalised Adult Patients
Mental capacity is the ability to understand, reason, and exercise choice by making informed decisions. Acute and/or critical illness may impact upon the decision making abilities of hospitalised adult patients. Assessment of patients for reduced, fluctuating or absent capacity gives the healthcare …
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Could the values or value system of a competent person, disclosed in a living will, play a role in medical treatment decision-making processes under the Mental Capacity Act 2005?
… Accordingly, bodily inviolability is a fundamental principle of law and violation of it, even for benevolent reasons, is prima facie punishable. Instead of which a competent patient has a right to self-determine what shall happen to their own body. In this way the subjective decision-making …
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Evaluation of workload estimation techniques in simulated piloting tasks emphasizing mediational activity
… scale and multi-descriptor rating scale), spare mental capacity measures (time estimation and tapping regularity), primary task measures (mediational reaction time and control movements per unit time), and physiological measures (pulse rate variability and pupil dilation). A sensitive technique …
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"What shall we use to fill the empty spaces?": Displacement in Frank Norris's McTeague
… Her failure to identify herself leads to a mental break that is reflected in the domestic spaces she inhabits. The places she lives each become smaller and dirtier reflecting her diminished mental capacity. All the while, Trina works to fill her trunk, a substitute domestic space, with coins …
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THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE PERSEVERATIVE THINKING QUESTIONNAIRE
… perceive it as unproductive and it captures mental capacity. This working definition of these five features formed the basis for the initial development and validation of the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (Ehring, Zetsche, Weidacker, Wahl, Schönfeld, & Anke, 2011) which is intended to …
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Supporting the contraceptive decision-making of adults with intellectual disabilities: A socio-legal examination
… examining support for decision-making under the Mental Capacity Act (England and Wales) 2005 (MCA). This is achieved through a mixed methods approach comprising three elements: an analysis of relevant Court of Protection judgments, an online survey of 166 professionals and family members involved …
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Capacity assessment and decision-making for the incapable patient in English, Scottish and Indian law
… and compare the legal provisions relating to capacity assessment in England and Wales, Scotland and India; (2) To critically analyse and compare the legal provisions relating to decision-making on behalf of the incapable patient in England and Wales, Scotland and India. The methodology …
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Advance care planning in primary care in the East of England
… healthcare preferences in advance of potential incapacity. Defined in statute in the Mental Capacity Act 2005, it continues to gain importance in the UK, with professional guidance advocating its use in primary care. This qualitative study investigated ACP in UK primary care, aiming to explore …
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Community College President's Health Habits: A Prescription for Job Performance in Rural Illinois
… of president, they need to have the physical and mental capacity to endure long hours required to complete these tasks.</p> <p>The purpose of the study was to explore the health and wellness initiative of rural Illinois community college presidents and the perceptions of their personal health and …
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A Neuromuscular Look Into Genetics of Muscle Aging
… physical capabilities and sometimes even their mental capacity. The process of muscle aging is the key point of this study. This involves the individual’s muscles and the motor neurons that control them. Skeletal muscles are used daily to maintain posture, stand, walk, etc. Throughout a lifetime …
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Mapping the review of ethics in research : the work of National Health Service (NHS) Research Ethics Committees in England
… with a particular emphasis on consent and capacity. The RECs included in the study were ‘flagged’ for capacity which meant that members had undergone additional training in the requirements for research with people who lack capacity in the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Methods: The study used …
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Meeting the Aspirations of Learning Disability Policy: The Role of the Support Worker
… promote choice and inclusion for people who lack mental capacity to engage. This study concludes that in order for government policy to be meaningful and achievable, it must accurately reflect the work and needs of learning disability support workers. In addition, government must engage support …
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Increasing the Participation of Persons with Mental Illness in Mental Health Treatment Decision-Making
For too long the voices of persons with mental illness have been marginalised. These persons have been sidelined and unable to meaningfully participate in mental health treatment decision-making. This thesis answers the pivotal question of how we can increase the participation of involuntarily …
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Developing shared understandings of multi-agency working with adults who self-neglect
… from a wide range of agencies operationalise the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in relation to people who self-neglect. Overall, rich insights into working practices emerge, and the author gives recommendations for changing and improving multi-agency working with people who self-neglect. Furthermore, …
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MeCP2 and the Epigenetic Regulation of Excitatory Synaptic Transmission
… normal brain function. Many human neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders are associated with mutations in genes important for controlling transcription. Mutations in one such gene, the transcriptional repressor methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2), lead to a form of mental …
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Combating decision fatigue and optimising decision-making in Information Technology (IT): The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in enhancing cognitive outcomes for IT professionals
… task delegation as a method to maintain mental capacity for complex decision-making tasks. The research emphasizes the need for trust and contextual understanding and human-AI collaboration. The research results guide both decision fatigue theory development and practical AI …
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