Sentence examples for competent to consent from inspiring English sources

David Grand's article (Feb. 27) focuses mainly on whether nursing-home residents were competent to consent to participate in Elliot Greenebaum's film "Assisted Living" and whether they were portrayed unfairly in it.

Most potential DCD candidates are not competent to consent.

There is no consensus on when they are competent to consent to treatment or clinical research.

In Europe, domestic law determines whether or not people are competent to consent to healthcare interventions [ 13].

The patient complained of pain and was in agony, but was not competent to consent to treatment.

The staff and the resident could refuse to be observed, and the residents' families were requested to speak on behalf of those who were not competent to consent.

Psychiatric Advance Directives are relatively new legal tools that allow competent persons to consent or refuse mental health treatment and designate a proxy decision maker in advance of a mental health crisis, during which they may lose capacity to make healthcare decisions.

Eligibility qualifiers were broad and were as follows: age 18 years old or older; resident in service area; self-identify as Samoan; physician diagnosis of type 2 diabetes; mentally competent and able to consent; unlikely to leave AS for >4 months; and no serious comorbid conditions (e.g., end-stage renal disease, cancer).

The default position should be that those who are competent should be able to consent (or refuse) to participate for themselves regardless of their age.

For example, in some countries, when a 12-year old boy with acute leukemia is asked to participate in a drug trial, the researcher has the authority to judge the boy competent and his decision to consent to research participation valid or invalid.

Written informed consent was obtained from adults who were competent to provide consent and from the parents or legal guardians of children and adults with cognitive impairment.