[Decision making in the elderly: which tools for its evaluation by the clinician?]. / La prise de décision chez le sujet âgé : quels outils d'évaluation pour le clinicien ?
Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil
; 8(3): 201-7, 2010 Sep.
Article
em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20739258
ABSTRACT
Numerous decision-making situations occur in the activities of daily living. The consequences of the decision-making capacity disturbances may have a great impact on the patient's autonomy, financial management, and his or her reaction to a diagnosis as well as the ability to accept a therapeutic option or give informed consent. Decision-making is a complex and multi-dimensional process and brings into play attention, memory and executive functions, which are processed in the prefrontal cortex, particularly vulnerable in aging. A better comprehension of the mechanisms of decision-making, and of the resulting social consequences of their dysfunction may improve autonomy of the elderly. Unfortunately, we still lack appropriate tools to explore decision-making in routine practice.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tomada de Decisões
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Função Executiva
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Doença de Alzheimer
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article