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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 27.
Published in final edited form as: Generations. 2009 SPRING;33(1):78–91.

Table 1.

Rater Mean capacity
ratinga 		% has
capacityb 		Correlation
with other
ratersc 		Correlation
with 3MS		 Correlation
with
Rational
Reasoning		 Correlation
with Values-
Based
Reasoning
1. Psychiatrist 3.91±1.83 58.3% .54 .57 .55 .52
2. Psychiatrist 3.42±1.24 50.0% .68 .36 .84* .34
3. Geriatrician 3.75±1.49 58.3% .73 .52 .81* .44
4. Geriatrician 5.00±1.28 83.3% .74 .65* .93* .28
5. Psychologist 3.08±1.56 41.7% .70 .37 .84* .24
6. Psychologist 4.00±1.86 50.0% .52 .30 .49 .14
*

p<.05

a

Mean rating of capacity across all 12 patients on a six point scale.

b

Percent of total patient sample rated capable dichotomizing the six point scale.

b

Mean correlation between clinician and five other clinicians.