Abstract
Both the concept of competence to consent and, much more, its assessment are in a state that have to be developed much more and empirically tested with regard to validity, practicability, acceptability, and even ethical consequences. Hence, it seems premature to speak of “standards”. Therefore, I proposed only guidelines on dimensions of mental functions relevant to competence to consent and on their assessment according to illustrated criteria.
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Sia il concetto di competenza al consenso (di capacità di consentire) e, ancor più, delle modalità della sua valutazione devono essere ulteriormente sviluppati e testati empiricamente riguardo a validità, realizzabilità, accettabilità e persino conseguenze sul piano etico.
Sembra pertanto prematuro parlare di “standards”. Perciò ho proposto solo linee guida riguardanti le caratteristiche dimensionali e le modalità di valutazione delle funzioni cognitive indispensabili per la competenza al consenso.
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Helmchen, H. Standards of competence in demented people. Ital J Neuro Sci 18 (Suppl 5), 21–24 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02048202
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