Decision making capacity assessment in general practice in Ireland

• Main Authors: Hope Davidson (Author), Roisin Leo (Author), Seoidín McKittrick (Author), Patrick O’Donnell (Author), Amir Jalali (Author), Eimear Spain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: James Cook University, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: It has been reported internationally that doctors have a limited understanding of the legal standard that applies to decision making capacity (DMC). No research on this has been conducted in Ireland to date. We sought to assess the understanding of legal principles relating to capacity...