La evaluación de la capacidad de la persona: en la práctica actual y en el contexto del consentimiento informado / The evaluation of decision making capacity in health care and its relationship to informed consent
Rev. méd. Chile
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132(10): 1243-1248, oct. 2004.
Artículo
en Español
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ABSTRACT
The decision making capacity of patients will acquire special relevance with the introduction of informed consent in clinical practice and the new normative that will appear in the future when the bills about health services are approved in the Congress. This paper reviews the concept of decision making capacity in the context of health care and its legal background in Chile. The main problems that arise from the comprehension, use and assessment of decision making capacity, are analyzed. The assessment of this capacity is, in most cases, subjective since there are no criteria, protocols or standards to be used. In courts of justice, the exercise capacity assessment is requested to experts. These specilized physicians will evaluate the mental health of the subject and its implications in the capacity to make decisions. In practice, it is difficult to integrate the concept of capacity from the law or health care perspective. It is concluded that the elaboration of criteria, standards and procedures to evaluate the decision capacity of patients, is mandatory.
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Asunto principal:
Participación del Paciente
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Competencia Mental
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Toma de Decisiones
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Atención a la Salud
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Consentimiento Informado
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Chile
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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