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MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Clinical Research  

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  • The MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Clinical Research (MacCAT–CR) provides a semistructured assessment format for evaluating abilities related to the decisional capacity of subjects in clinical research. Four component abilities of a decisional capacity standard are assessed: understanding, appreciation, reasoning, and choice. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Macarthur Competence Assessment Tool for Clinical Research]

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