| ARCHETYPE ID | openEHR-EHR-EVALUATION.mental_capacity.v0 |
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| Concept | Mental capacity |
| Description | The ability of an individual to use and understand information to make a decision or plan. |
| Use | Use to record details about the ability of an individual to use and understand information to make a decision or plan. This archetype is intended to capture information about the mental capacity status of an individual, which is typically assessed in relation to a specific decision or plan that needs to be made about their medical care or treatment at a particular time. If specific details about the mental capacity assessments are required, additional archetypes can be nested within the 'Assessment details' SLOT. |
| Purpose | To record details about the ability of an individual to use and understand information to make a decision or plan. |
| References | Think Capacity, Think Consent [Internet]. NHS Education for Scotland. 2020 [cited 2020 May 12]. Available from: https://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/media/1557644/capacity_and_consent-interactive.pdf What is capacity? [Internet]. Compassion in Dying. 2020 [cited 2020 May 12]. Available from: https://compassionindying.org.uk/making-decisions-and-planning-your-care/treatment-care-decisions/about-capacity/. |
| Copyright | © openEHR Foundation |
| Authors | Author name: Heidi Koikkalainen Organisation: freshEHR Clinical Informatics Ltd. Email: heidi@freshehr.com Date originally authored: 2020-04-22 |
| Other Details Language | Author name: Heidi Koikkalainen Organisation: freshEHR Clinical Informatics Ltd. Email: heidi@freshehr.com Date originally authored: 2020-04-22 |
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| Keywords | mental, capacity, competency, competent, decision |
| Lifecycle | in_development |
| UID | 2275acea-1919-44d6-a342-42e6b5c77185 |
| Language used | en |
| Citeable Identifier | 1013.1.4824 |
| Revision Number | 0.0.1-alpha |
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| Decision/plan | Decision/plan: Description of the specific decision or plan to which the mental capacity status and assessment details relate. |
| Status | Status: The individual's mental capacity status.
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| Description | Description: Narrative description of the individual's mental capacity or incapacity. |
| Assessment | Assessment: Details of a mental capacity assessment undertaken in relation to the specific decision or plan. |
| Valid period start | Valid period start: The date/time that marks the beginning of the valid period of time for this mental capacity assessment. |
| Valid period end | Valid period end: The date/time that marks the conclusion of the valid period of time for this mental capacity assessment. |
| Assessor | Assessor: Details of the person carrying out the mental capacity assessment. Include: All not explicitly excluded archetypes |
| Person consulted | Person consulted: Details of a person who has been consulted in relation to the mental capacity assessment. Include: All not explicitly excluded archetypes |
| Assessment details | Assessment details: Additional structured details about the mental capacity assessment. Include: All not explicitly excluded archetypes |
| Comment | Comment: Additional narrative about the individual's mental capacity or incapacity not captured in other fields. |
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| Extension | Extension: Additional information required to extend the model with local content or to align with other reference models/formalisms. For example: local information requirements; or additional metadata to align with FHIR. Include: All not explicitly excluded archetypes |
| Other contributors | Ian McNicoll, freshEHR Clinical Informatics Ltd. |
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