title: Assessing decision-making capacity in the setting of palliative care research.
abstract: This paper begins with a discussion of why concerns about decision-making capacity are warranted in palliative medicine research. Next, procedures for assessing decision-making capacity are discussed. It concludes with recommendations to guide the judicious use of these procedures in the design of palliative care research.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, and University iof Pennsylvania, 3615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Casarett
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D012106:Research