Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 2 · Licensed source edition
Involvement and Autonomy of Minors in Medical Settings: Perceptions of Children Undergoing Surgery and Parents
Originally published 2023-11-24 · Children
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/children10121844 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Independence
Which decisions does my teenager feel ready to discuss directly with the clinical team?
This article examines how children undergoing surgery and their parents describe participation in decisions. The study makes room for the child’s own perspective or responsibility in a decision families can recognise.
Who was studied?
Minors awaiting elective surgery and their parents, each asked about participation in health decisions.
Age / stage: Ages 12–17
Read with three questions
- What does the article establish about how children undergoing surgery and their parents describe participation in decisions?
- Whose perspective was recorded, and what might an independent observer have described differently?
- How closely does the population described here match the family or setting you have in mind? The population to compare is minors awaiting elective surgery and their parents, each asked about participation in health decisions.
Keep the limits in view
Families in a surgical setting were asked about perceived decision competence. Their answers neither test individual capacity nor define legal authority to consent.
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Francisco J Rodríguez-Domínguez; Teresa Osuna-García; Alberto Guillén; María D Pérez-Cárceles; Eduardo Osuna; Brian Littlechild (2023). Involvement and Autonomy of Minors in Medical Settings: Perceptions of Children Undergoing Surgery and Parents Children. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10121844
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