The Greek version of the MacArthur competence assessment tool for treatment: reliability and validity. Evaluation of capacity for treatment decisions in Greek psychiatric patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients' informed consent prior to treatment initiation is an essential component of contemporary clinical practice, but sometimes, patients lack decision-making capacity for treatment. Such capacity can be reliably assessed with standardized tools used, and the MacArthur competence assessment tool for treatment (MacCAT-T) is one of the most widely used instruments.

Methods

The objective of this study was to translate the MacCAT-T into Greek and evaluate the Greek version's reliability and validity in psychiatric patients. Thirty-nine psychiatric inpatients were examined with the MacCAT-T, and results showed an excellent inter-rater reliability.

Results

Intraclass correlations ranged from 0.93 to 1 for the individual items of the tool. Severity of psychopa

SUBMITTER: Bilanakis N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3648422 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature