Incompetence in practice in health care in the Netherlands: report of a study
By: Biesaart, M.C.I.H.
Contributor(s): Hubben, J.H.
Series: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 43 (6) 1999: 454-460.Publisher: 1999Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): HEALTH CARE
| COMPETENCE | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | ASSESSMENT | THE NETHERLANDSSummary: Health legislation in the Netherlands makes specific provisions for patients who are not (fully) capable of acting reasonably in their own interests. The law dose not provide criteria according to which competence can be assessed in pratice. In the present study, data on the competence assessment of 133 cilents were collected by means of a poll held among those people who decide on competence in pratice. Cilent files were also examined with the intention of gaining insight into the carers motivation to involve or exclude clients from the decision-making process. Finally, interviews were conducted with clients who have a mild or moderate intellectual disability. [AJ].
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Health legislation in the Netherlands makes specific provisions for patients who are not (fully) capable of acting reasonably in their own interests. The law dose not provide criteria according to which competence can be assessed in pratice. In the present study, data on the competence assessment of 133 cilents were collected by means of a poll held among those people who decide on competence in pratice. Cilent files were also examined with the intention of gaining insight into the carers motivation to involve or exclude clients from the decision-making process. Finally, interviews were conducted with clients who have a mild or moderate intellectual disability. [AJ].
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