Sentence examples for tests of capacity from inspiring English sources

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).

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.

Leading clinical theories and tests of decisional capacity tend to be exclusively cognitive in nature and orientation (Grisso & Appelbaum 1998; Etchells 1999).

The culture medium was then replaced for 24 hours, and cells were trypsinized and re-plated for tests of proliferative capacity.

However, they were equally impaired in tests of physical capacity.

No significant differences were found between working- and nonworking women in tests of physical capacity.

In the unpublished study the Fox-walk test was validated against laboratory tests of aerobic capacity on a cycle ergometer.

The women completed a battery of questionnaires and performed two tests of physical capacity described in detail below.

We hypothesized that WW with FM would display better health than NWW with FM in terms of subjective ratings of health and performance-based tests of physical capacity.