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ReviewJornal de pediatria

Adolescents' healthcare decisional capacity in the clinical context: a theoretical study and model.

Guilherme Henrique Martins, Kalline Eler, Aline Albuquerque, Rui Nunes

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Review in Jornal de pediatria. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. In their words: Experience of decision-making in adolescents with cancer - a qualitative meta-synthesis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Guilherme Henrique MartinsFaculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: ghenriquemartins@hotmail.com.
Kalline ElerFederal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
Aline AlbuquerqueUniversity of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Rui NunesFaculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo provide a theoretical study and model for the bioethical foundations of the factors that influence adolescents' healthcare decisional capacity. SOURCES: Materials from diverse sources, including indexed articles in recognized databases and official government documents, were examined for a purposefully selected sample. The research consisted of two stages: selection of documents and reflective thematic analysis, followed by the preparation of a report. The analysis adopted a phenomenological stance and a reflective view compatible with human rights. To reduce bias and ensure the robustness of the results, measures such as data triangulation were employed. Ethical measures were taken to ensure data integrity, including considerations of anonymity and conflicts of interest in the selected studies. SUMMARY OF THE

findingsIt was possible to list intrinsic and extrinsic factors of the adolescent patient that influence their decisional capacity regarding health. A theoretical model was developed to discuss these factors for evaluation by means of an infographic.

conclusionsIt seems clear that the evaluation of healthcare decisional capacity of adolescents must position itself ethically regarding the tension between the moral duty to respect the self-determination of the able subject and the need to protect adolescents decidedly unable to make a specific health decision at a given time.

Indexed as

Decision MakingMental CompetencyAdolescentHumansModels, TheoreticalPersonal AutonomyAdolescentBioethicsClinical ethicsDecision-making

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PMID39245238
PMCPMC11889686

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