Perspectives on the essential skills of healthcare decision making in children and adolescents with intellectual disability

Abstract Background Involvement in healthcare decisions is associated with better health outcomes for patients. For children and adolescents with intellectual disability, parents and healthcare professionals need to balance listening to a child’s wishes with the responsibility of keeping them safe....

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Main Authors: Jenny Downs, Jessica Keeley, Rachel Skoss, Jaquie Mills, Thom Nevill, Alice Schippers, Olivia Lindly, Sandra Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-06-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02204-5