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What do the data suggest about professionals who are not SLTs?
What do the data suggest about professionals who are not SLTs?
- They make invalid assumptions about patients' communication abilities (correct)
- They are always able to implement communication screening tool recommendations accurately
- They always use a communication screening tool in preparation for mental capacity assessments
- They make valid assumptions about patients' communication abilities
What was the purpose of using SurveyMonkey software in the data collection procedure?
What was the purpose of using SurveyMonkey software in the data collection procedure?
- To measure interrater reliability of the screening tool
- To observe the screening tests conducted by professionals
- To collect MCAST documentation completed by professionals
- To develop an electronic questionnaire for professional participants to complete (correct)
What is the purpose of the communication screening tool developed in the study?
What is the purpose of the communication screening tool developed in the study?
- To diagnose communication disorders in patients
- To support healthcare professionals in identifying and supporting patients with communication disabilities during mental capacity assessments (correct)
- To provide decision-making support to patients with cognitive impairment
- To replace speech and language therapists in mental capacity assessments
What type of design was used for the MCAST feasibility study?
What type of design was used for the MCAST feasibility study?
What did healthcare professionals suggest as a potential method to address the limited speech and language therapy resources available for communication disorders?
What did healthcare professionals suggest as a potential method to address the limited speech and language therapy resources available for communication disorders?
What is the purpose of the MCAST communication screening tool?
What is the purpose of the MCAST communication screening tool?
What is the purpose of the subtests included in the MCAST prototype?
What is the purpose of the subtests included in the MCAST prototype?
What is the Fleiss kappa statistic for the overall screening test outcomes of participants A and B?
What is the Fleiss kappa statistic for the overall screening test outcomes of participants A and B?
What is the focus of the paper?
What is the focus of the paper?
What is the main issue highlighted in the study?
What is the main issue highlighted in the study?
What was the response of the majority of professionals to the screening tool?
What was the response of the majority of professionals to the screening tool?
What is the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) in England and Wales?
What is the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) in England and Wales?
What is one of the main concerns of professionals involved in co-designing the screening tool?
What is one of the main concerns of professionals involved in co-designing the screening tool?
How many professional participants were recruited to the MCAST feasibility study?
How many professional participants were recruited to the MCAST feasibility study?
What software was used to analyse the qualitative data in the study?
What software was used to analyse the qualitative data in the study?
What is the risk associated with communication difficulties in decision-making?
What is the risk associated with communication difficulties in decision-making?
What is the limitation of the evaluation of reliability and validity in this study?
What is the limitation of the evaluation of reliability and validity in this study?
What is criterion validity?
What is criterion validity?
What is the purpose of the Mental Capacity Assessment Support Toolkit (MCAST)?
What is the purpose of the Mental Capacity Assessment Support Toolkit (MCAST)?
Who were the healthcare professionals recruited for the study?
Who were the healthcare professionals recruited for the study?
How was the communication screening tool developed?
How was the communication screening tool developed?
Why is it important to improve practice for mental capacity assessments?
Why is it important to improve practice for mental capacity assessments?
What is the definition of incapacity according to the MCA?
What is the definition of incapacity according to the MCA?
Who is responsible for providing individualized support to maximize decision-making capacity according to the MCA?
Who is responsible for providing individualized support to maximize decision-making capacity according to the MCA?
Why do professionals from other disciplines not always seek specialist support from SLTs during mental capacity assessments?
Why do professionals from other disciplines not always seek specialist support from SLTs during mental capacity assessments?
What is the MCAST communication screening tool designed to do?
What is the MCAST communication screening tool designed to do?
What is the criteria for a patient to be referred to speech and language therapy?
What is the criteria for a patient to be referred to speech and language therapy?
Why were the screening tests not observed by the researchers?
Why were the screening tests not observed by the researchers?
What was used as the criterion variable in the communication assessment?
What was used as the criterion variable in the communication assessment?
How many stages were involved in the thematic analysis of the data?
How many stages were involved in the thematic analysis of the data?
Which professional group had the highest number of participants in the MCAST feasibility study?
Which professional group had the highest number of participants in the MCAST feasibility study?
Why did some professionals choose not to use the screening tool?
Why did some professionals choose not to use the screening tool?
How many patients did professional participant B discontinue the screening test for?
How many patients did professional participant B discontinue the screening test for?
What did most participants in the study report about the communication screening tool?
What did most participants in the study report about the communication screening tool?
What is the challenge to promoting widespread use of a communication screening tool?
What is the challenge to promoting widespread use of a communication screening tool?
What is the proposed method to establish the tool's psychometric properties?
What is the proposed method to establish the tool's psychometric properties?
What should be included in the training for professionals to use the screening tool effectively?
What should be included in the training for professionals to use the screening tool effectively?
What was the feedback from professionals who used the communication screening tool in the study?
What was the feedback from professionals who used the communication screening tool in the study?
What could be a potential solution to standardize the administration of the screening tool?
What could be a potential solution to standardize the administration of the screening tool?
What do healthcare professionals without specialist training need to understand?
What do healthcare professionals without specialist training need to understand?
Why did some professionals elect not to use the screening tool?
Why did some professionals elect not to use the screening tool?
What did participants value about the screening tool?
What did participants value about the screening tool?
Why did the study not investigate intrarater reliability?
Why did the study not investigate intrarater reliability?
What is needed to further develop the communication screening tool?
What is needed to further develop the communication screening tool?
How did the researchers control for learning effects and reduce bias?
How did the researchers control for learning effects and reduce bias?
How many patients did professionals A and B obtain consistent outcomes for on the spoken comprehension subtest?
How many patients did professionals A and B obtain consistent outcomes for on the spoken comprehension subtest?
Why did professionals review a patient's medical notes before completing the second screening test?
Why did professionals review a patient's medical notes before completing the second screening test?
How many healthcare professionals and patients participated in the study?
How many healthcare professionals and patients participated in the study?
What was the purpose of the analysis of completed MCAST documentation?
What was the purpose of the analysis of completed MCAST documentation?
What is the role of SLTs in mental capacity assessment?
What is the role of SLTs in mental capacity assessment?
Which patients were excluded from the study?
Which patients were excluded from the study?
What does the MCA functional test of decision-making require an assessor to establish?
What does the MCA functional test of decision-making require an assessor to establish?
How are the subtests in the MCAST prototype scored?
How are the subtests in the MCAST prototype scored?
How many patients were recruited to the MCAST feasibility study?
How many patients were recruited to the MCAST feasibility study?
Who is ideally placed to lead or support capacity assessments for people with communication disabilities?
Who is ideally placed to lead or support capacity assessments for people with communication disabilities?
Who worked collaboratively to design and review successive iterations of the MCAST communication screening tool?
Who worked collaboratively to design and review successive iterations of the MCAST communication screening tool?
What do the findings suggest about healthcare professionals' awareness of communication difficulties associated with dementia?
What do the findings suggest about healthcare professionals' awareness of communication difficulties associated with dementia?
What did the first author do to help patients understand the information?
What did the first author do to help patients understand the information?
Why did the researchers decide not to measure intra-rater reliability of the screening tool?
Why did the researchers decide not to measure intra-rater reliability of the screening tool?
What challenges may people with dysarthria experience during a mental capacity assessment?
What challenges may people with dysarthria experience during a mental capacity assessment?
What is the potential effect of professionals not adhering to all of the tool's administration instructions?
What is the potential effect of professionals not adhering to all of the tool's administration instructions?
Which statistic was used to evaluate the tool's interrater reliability?
Which statistic was used to evaluate the tool's interrater reliability?
How many patients had a new diagnosis of stroke in the MCAST feasibility study?
How many patients had a new diagnosis of stroke in the MCAST feasibility study?
How did the screening tool change the way professionals thought about communication support?
How did the screening tool change the way professionals thought about communication support?
What did professionals report about the usability of the communication screening tool?
What did professionals report about the usability of the communication screening tool?
What is the level of agreement between professional participant A and the first author for the overall screening test outcome?
What is the level of agreement between professional participant A and the first author for the overall screening test outcome?
Why might communication difficulties in patients with dementia or memory impairment be masked in conversation?
Why might communication difficulties in patients with dementia or memory impairment be masked in conversation?
What is the question raised by the fact that some National Health Service SLT services for people living with dementia are not commissioned to provide intervention for communication disorders?
What is the question raised by the fact that some National Health Service SLT services for people living with dementia are not commissioned to provide intervention for communication disorders?
Why did healthcare professionals emphasize that the MCAST communication screening tool should be quick and easy to use?
Why did healthcare professionals emphasize that the MCAST communication screening tool should be quick and easy to use?
What are information-carrying words (ICWs)?
What are information-carrying words (ICWs)?
What sources of evidence were used to develop the communication screening tool in the MCAST?
What sources of evidence were used to develop the communication screening tool in the MCAST?
What is the Consent Support Tool?
What is the Consent Support Tool?
How many patient participants were tested using the communication screening tool in the MCAST feasibility study?
How many patient participants were tested using the communication screening tool in the MCAST feasibility study?
Why did some professionals choose not to use the communication screening tool?
Why did some professionals choose not to use the communication screening tool?
What is the proposed method to investigate how different professionals use the tool?
What is the proposed method to investigate how different professionals use the tool?
How were the categorical outcomes assigned based on the patient's performance on the communication screening test?
How were the categorical outcomes assigned based on the patient's performance on the communication screening test?
What strategies are suggested in the MCAST prototype for patients with difficulty using spoken language?
What strategies are suggested in the MCAST prototype for patients with difficulty using spoken language?
How many patients did professional participant A and the first author obtain the same overall screening test outcome for?
How many patients did professional participant A and the first author obtain the same overall screening test outcome for?
How can assessors improve the quality of mental capacity assessments?
How can assessors improve the quality of mental capacity assessments?
What do the findings complement about other healthcare disciplines?
What do the findings complement about other healthcare disciplines?
How many patients in the study were judged by the first author to likely benefit from communication support during their capacity assessment?
How many patients in the study were judged by the first author to likely benefit from communication support during their capacity assessment?
What was the purpose of asking another professional to complete a second, independent screening test within 48 hours of the first test?
What was the purpose of asking another professional to complete a second, independent screening test within 48 hours of the first test?
What is the reason for not investigating intrarater reliability in this study?
What is the reason for not investigating intrarater reliability in this study?
What does the study suggest about the interrater reliability and criterion validity of the screening tool?
What does the study suggest about the interrater reliability and criterion validity of the screening tool?
What was the outcome of the screening test for nine patients?
What was the outcome of the screening test for nine patients?
How many patients were found to lack the capacity to make a decision relating to their place of residence in the MCAST feasibility study?
How many patients were found to lack the capacity to make a decision relating to their place of residence in the MCAST feasibility study?
What does research evidence suggest about communication training for mental capacity assessors?
What does research evidence suggest about communication training for mental capacity assessors?
Which subtest did professionals A and B record the same outcomes for each of the nine patients?
Which subtest did professionals A and B record the same outcomes for each of the nine patients?
What did the investigation of the MCAST prototype's feasibility involve?
What did the investigation of the MCAST prototype's feasibility involve?
What does the study suggest about healthcare professionals' ability to identify and screen for communication difficulties?
What does the study suggest about healthcare professionals' ability to identify and screen for communication difficulties?
How many professionals did not follow all instructions accurately in the MCAST feasibility study?
How many professionals did not follow all instructions accurately in the MCAST feasibility study?
Which subtest of the screening tool has superior criterion validity and interrater reliability compared with the spoken comprehension subtest?
Which subtest of the screening tool has superior criterion validity and interrater reliability compared with the spoken comprehension subtest?
What is needed to further develop the communication screening tool?
What is needed to further develop the communication screening tool?
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