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Assessing capacity in suspected cases of self-neglect.
- Source :
- Geriatrics; Feb2008, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p24-31, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Self-neglect is a serious and burgeoning public health challenge representing the most common problem faced by Adult Protective Services agencies. Among older adults who are vulnerable to self-neglect, the capacity to make decisions may remain intact. However, the capacity to identify and extract oneself from harmful situations, circumstances, or relationships may be diminished. A key ethical and clinical branch point in identifying older adults at risk for self-neglect involves determining whether the individual can both make and implement decisions regarding personal needs, health, and safety. The Articulate →Demonstrate method is a practical and efficient way to screen capacity in the setting of suspected self-neglect. Once self-neglect has been identified, common clinical interventions can be targeted to the diagnosed deficits that foster vulnerability to neglect in older adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0016867X
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Geriatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29991322