Table 2. Characteristics of participants according to capacity assessment.
Has capacity unanimously | Disagreement on capacity | Lacks capacity unanimously | Significance (p) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
N | 24 (60.0%) | 9 (22.5%) | 7 (17.5%) | |
Mean age (median) | 62.5 | 70.0 | 80.0 | 0.006 |
Gender (% males) | 50.0 | 66.7 | 42.9 | 0.7 |
Ethnicity (% white) | 91.7 | 100.0 | 71.4 | 0.16 |
% Living independently (including with family input) | 87.5 | 77.8 | 42.8 | 0.05 |
Years of education (mean) | 11.0 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 0.02 |
% with recurrent diagnosis, same presentation | 62.5 | 22.2 | 14.3 | 0.03 |
% clinical team thought had capacity | 100 | 88.9 | 71.4 | 0.03 |
% nearest relative thought had capacity | 100 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 0.004 |
MMSE (median) | 28.5 | 26.0 | 16.0 | p<0.001 |