Capacity and Informed Consent

The video discusses the development of a new instrument to assess capacity for informed consent, differing from the MacArthur instrument. It explores issues around capacity in the civil system, focusing on the appreciation component. The video explains the concept of competency, which includes evidencing a choice, understanding, appreciating, and reasoning. The new instrument specifically targets appreciation, arguing that if beliefs about an intervention are not patently false, the individual should be deemed competent. The video concludes with a comparison of the new instrument's results to the MacArthur instrument, showing a lower percentage of individuals deemed incapable.

What criteria did the speaker argue should deem someone competent regarding informed consent?

What were the findings regarding incapacity rates between the MacArthur instrument and the developed instrument?