Outcomes of a Decision-Making Capacity Assessment Model at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital.
Lesley CharlesUtkarsha KothavadeSuzette Bremault-PhillipsKarenn ChanBonnie DobbsPeter George Jaminal TianSharna PolardJasneet ParmarPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
This study suggests that the DMCA Model implemented has decreased the need for Capacity Interviews while simultaneously respecting patient autonomy. This is an important finding as DMCAs carried out following this process reduced the need for both a Capacity Interview and declarations of incapacity while simultaneously respecting patient autonomy and supporting patients in their decisions in accordance with the legislation.