Assessing and supporting adolescents’ capacity for autonomous decision-making in health-care settings

Overview

The tool is designed for use by any health professional who is involved in the care of adolescents.

This guidance is based on an evidence review undertaken by a group of international experts in adolescent medicine, adolescent gynaecology, nursing, epidemiology, public health, law, developmental, forensic and clinical psychology, psychiatry, sociology and bioethics and was developed by an panel of 13 professionals representing different contexts and geographical regions with expertise in primary and referral-level paediatric and adolescent health care, children’s rights, bioethics, developmental psychology and research in competence and decision-making capacity.