Anxiety Impacts Consent Capacity to Treatment in Alzheimer's Disease

Anxiety Impacts Consent Capacity to Treatment in Alzheimer's Disease

This study aimed to clarify how behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and cognitive function affect the decision-making capacity of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a real informed consent situation about anti-dementia drug prescriptions. The participants were 76 pati...

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Main Authors: Yuka Kato, Teruyuki Matsuoka, Yoko Eguchi, Kiyoko Iiboshi, Hiroyuki Koumi, Kaeko Nakamura, Kayoko Okabe, Shutaro Nakaaki, Toshiaki A. Furukawa, Masaru Mimura, Jin Narumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
decision making
capacity to consent to treatment
Alzheimer's disease
cognitive function
MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool
behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.685430/full

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