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Shaun Pandy
Shaun Pandy
Australia
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Evaluation of a New Screening Tool: Lucidity in Mental Capacity (LIMCap) Assessment Tool
Author(s): Valerie W L Lim, Jeffrey Rowland and Shaun Pandy Valerie W L Lim, Jeffrey Rowland and Shaun Pandy
Aim: The Lucidity In Mental Capacity (LIMCap) Assessment Tool was designed to provide untrained doctors with a flexible tool to assess decision making capacity (DMC) in different scenarios and to screen for patients who require further in-depth specialist capacity assessments. Methods: This prospective validation study compares the assessment of DMC between untrained doctors using this tool on various inpatient decisions with trained consultants’ independent assessment and assesses the tool’s user-friendliness.55 tertiary hospital in-patients were selected by their respective consultants and assessed on a single decision and re-interviewed with the tool by registrars. Our exclusion criteria included on-going delirium, depression or psychosis. Their average age was 85 years with 32.73% male. Results: Patients were assessed on decisions regarding discharge planning, resuscit.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000228