Capacity-to-Consent in Psychiatric Research: Development and Preliminary Testing of a Screening Tool  

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Zayas, Luis H. ; Cabassa, Leopoldo J. ; Perez, M. Carmela

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Research on Social Work Practice vol. 15 no. 6 (Nov. 2005), page 545-556.
Topik: capacity-to-consent; psychiatric research; instrument development
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Objective: Assuring research participants’capacity to provide informed consent has become increasingly important in health and mental health research, and each study faces unique capacity-assessment challenges, possibly requiring its own screening tool. This article describes the development and preliminary testing of a capacity-to-consent tool constructed for a study of psychiatric diagnosing in a community clinic. Method: A 10-item screening device based on four legal standards for demonstrating capacity (understanding, appreciation, reasoning, and voluntarism) was created and tested with 68 adult patients entering the study. Results: Only five participants (7%) failed the screen, 61 (93%) passed. No participants who passed at entry were later found in psychiatric evaluations to lack capacity. Conclusion: The tool was effective in identifying persons who could not demonstrate consent capacity, thereby protecting prospective participants.

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