Assessment of older adults' decision‐making capacity in relation to independent living
A scoping review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14947864 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Usher (0000-0001-9405-7080, Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science University College Cork Cork Ireland, corresponding author), Tadhg Stapleton (0000-0001-9139-6060, Discipline of Occupational Therapy Trinity College Dublin Dublin Ireland) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | e255-e277 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health & Social Care in the Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-0410 • E-ISSN: 1365-2524 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/hsc.13487 |
| PMID | 34288195 |
| OpenAlex | W3185499421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 51 |
With a growing global ageing population, approaches to assess and support decision-making are becoming more pertinent. This scoping review aimed to identify and map current knowledge on assessment of older adults' decision-making capacity in relation to independent living. A five-stage scoping review framework was followed. Inclusion criteria were papers on assessment approaches used to evaluate decision-making capacity of older adults, aged 60 years and over for independent living, including studies involving people with cognitive impairment and dementia. Five databases were searched for publications with eligibility criteria from January 2000 to December 2020; 4,118 results were retrieved from sources, resulting in 29 publications being analysed, eight of which were research reports. Publication characteristics and methodologies varied; however, many common components of decision-making capacity assessment for independent living were identified including cognitive, functional, environmental and risk assessment. Overall, a multidisciplinary approach was recommended, and consideration of the person's values and preferences is noted in many publications. Decision-making capacity assessment for independent living of older adults requires multicomponent, multidisciplinary assessment. Future work is needed to examine this from the perspective of older adults and their caregivers
Cognition · Dementia · Disease · Environmental health · Independent living · Multidisciplinary approach · Population · Psychiatry · Risk assessment · Computer Science · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |