Dementia, intelligence, and the competence to complete advance directives

被引:24
作者
Fazel, S [1 ]
Hope, T [1 ]
Jacoby, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Warneford Hosp, Dept Psychiat, Oxford OX3 7JX, England
基金
英国惠康基金;
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10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01911-X
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
At referral, a fifth of patients with dementia were competent to complete advance directives. Competence was significantly related to higher premorbid IQ estimated by the National Adult Reading Test.
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