Capacity to Vote in Persons with Dementia and the Elderly
Joint Authors
Bañuelos, Pilar
Irastorza, Luis Javier
Corujo, Pablo
Source
International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The capacity to vote in patients with mental illness is increasingly questioned.
The objective of this study is to evaluate this capacity in a group of subjects with dementia (Alzheimer's disease) and other elderly subjects without dementia.
With a sample of 68 subjects with dementia and 25 controls living in a senior residence, a transversal study was carried out over 4 months.
Subjects were evaluated with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Competence Assessment Tool for voting (CAT-V).
The results were more positive for the Doe criteria (as part of the CAT-V), and a correlation was found with the MMSE in subjects with dementia and, to a lesser degree, in the controls.
We conclude that the capacity to vote is related to cognitive deterioration and, within that, is more related to understanding and appreciation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Irastorza, Luis Javier& Corujo, Pablo& Bañuelos, Pilar. 2011. Capacity to Vote in Persons with Dementia and the Elderly. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Irastorza, Luis Javier…[et al.]. Capacity to Vote in Persons with Dementia and the Elderly. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Irastorza, Luis Javier& Corujo, Pablo& Bañuelos, Pilar. Capacity to Vote in Persons with Dementia and the Elderly. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509971
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-509971