Sentence examples for test of capacity from inspiring English sources

The challenge is that, while a theory of decisional capacity must allow for such apparently irrational decisions, it must also embody a clear and robust test of capacity.

It helps distinguish cases where what is at issue is primarily a descriptive matter, namely, the application of a given theory or test of capacity, from cases that are essentially normative in nature, for example, where what is at issue is the empirical validity of the concept of capacity embodied in a given test.

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 test of capacity only applies to England and Wales.

The Act, which sets out criteria for a test of capacity aims to help clinicians to preserve patient autonomy for those who are able to make their own decisions and allow care to be provided in the best interests of those who lack this capacity.

These findings suggest that patients with anorexia nervosa themselves describe difficulties with autonomously making treatment decisions despite performing well in a formal test of capacity and of being able to express views and to function relatively normally in other aspects of their lives [ 4, 6, 7, 31].

In addition, the wording of the test for incapacity under section 58 MHA (that the patient is "not capable of understanding the nature, purpose and likely effects of that treatment") differs from the test of capacity set out in the MCA (the patient is unable to understand, retain, or use and weigh information, or cannot communicate their wishes in relation to the decision in question).

In a study that assesses the capacity of anorexic patients to consent to and refuse treatment, psychiatrist Jacinta Tan and her colleagues have compiled evidence which suggests that one of the most popular empirical tests of capacity may embody a faulty theoretical conception of decisional capacity (Tan et al., 2003a, 2003b, 2007, 2009).

A set of test tubes of capacity 5 mL was washed, cleaned and dried completely.

The Incremental Shuttle Walk Test is a safe, reliable, and standardized exercise test of functional capacity in older people.

Next year, the centenary of the Russian revolution, of Lenin's revolution, will be an interesting test of our capacity for historical and imaginative wisdom.

Today's elections will be the real test of the capacity of the political class to respond innovatively to the these demands.