Complexity, Not Severity: Reinterpreting the Sliding Scale of Capacity
In this article, we focus on the definition and application of the sliding scale of capacity. We show that the current interpretations of the sliding scale confound distinct features of the medical decision, such as its urgency, its severity, or its complexity, that do not always covary. We propose...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2022
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 506-517 |
| Further subjects: | B
cognitive deficits
B sliding scale B Capacity B medical decisions B cognitive complexity B Dementia |
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