Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 3 · Licensed source edition
The Journey to Autonomy: Understanding Parental Concerns During the Transition of Children with Chronic Digestive Disorders
Originally published 2025-07-24 · Medicina
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/medicina61081338 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Independence
What worries me as my teenager prepares for a more independent role in their care?
This article examines what parents worry about as children with chronic digestive disorders take on more self-management. The study makes room for the child’s own perspective or responsibility in a decision families can recognise.
Who was studied?
Guardians of adolescents with chronic digestive disorders receiving care in north-eastern Romania.
Age / stage: Adolescence
Read with three questions
- What does the article establish about what parents worry about as children with chronic digestive disorders take on more self-management?
- 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 guardians of adolescents with chronic digestive disorders receiving care in north-eastern Romania.
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The measures reflect what respondents reported. Associations alone cannot distinguish the direction of influence or exclude other explanations.
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Silvia Cristina Poamaneagra; Sorin Axinte; Carmen Anton; Elena Tătăranu; Catalina Mihai; Gheorghe G. Balan; Georgiana-Emmanuela Gîlca-Blanariu; Oana Timofte; Frenți Adina Mihaela; Oana Maria Roșu; Liliana Anchidin-Norocel; Smaranda Diaconescu (2025). The Journey to Autonomy: Understanding Parental Concerns During the Transition of Children with Chronic Digestive Disorders Medicina. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61081338
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