Mental Health: Mental health is a great
factor which influences the capacity of an individual to understand, retain,
use and judge the information to express their valid consent.
Disability: Due to physical disability
an individual may not be able to express their consent verbally, non-verbally
or in writings.
Fear and experience: Panic and past bad
experience may put an impact on an individual to express consent.
Financial Hardship: Due to an
individual’s present and past financial hardship, their thoughts may go towards ‘another
bill’ which may put an impact on expressing consent. In some cases, they will try
hard to avoid it diplomatically such as by not giving signature, nothing in
writings, only nodding head.
