Abstract
Health care autonomy typically occurs during late adolescence but health care providers and families often expect children with chronic health conditions to master self-care earlier. Few studies have examined the development of health care autonomy as it pertains to self-care and family management. This review links the 3 concepts and discusses the implications for families and health care providers. Case studies are provided as exemplars to highlight areas where intervention and research is needed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 305-317 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Nursing Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by grant nos. F31NR11524 and T32NR007100 from the National Institutes of Health , National Institute of Nursing Research and by a grant from the Sigma Theta Tau Xi Chapter, University of Pennsylvania .
Keywords
- Autonomy
- Child
- Chronic health conditions
- Development
- Family management
- Self-care