Medical decision-making in the paediatric population is complicated by the wide variation in
physical and psychological development that occurs as children progress from infancy to …

The objective of this study is to review ethical and clinical guidelines and position papers
concerning the presymptomatic and predictive genetic testing of minors. The databases …

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 is one of the most highly
ratified human rights treaties in the world, with 192 states currently signed up to it. Article …

Children's participation in decision-making in the health care setting is complex because
parents and health professionals tend to take a protective stance towards children to act in …

Background Communication is central to patient‐centered care in adolescent and young
adult (AYA) cancer. Previously, we developed a functional communication model from …

Background. Ethical duties of health professionals include the obligation to enhance their
patients' competence and ability to participate. Aims and objectives. To explore what kind of …

In medical and health psychology, efforts have increasingly been made to assess coping of
children and adolescents with chronic conditions. In contrast to the study of coping in adults …

Background With paediatric patients, deciding whether to withhold/withdraw life-sustaining
treatments (LST) at the end of life is difficult and ethically sensitive. Little is understood about …

Ethical evaluation is a vital but sometimes neglected component of research policy in the
exercise sciences. This article reviews some issues in human research, with particular …

Despite the existence of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child there still exists a
debate on whether children can really hold rights. This book presents a clear theory of …