A Systematic Review on Children's Participation in Healthcare From a Child's Perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children have a right to express their opinion on all matters concerning them. For children to be seen as actors in healthcare situations, both the child perspective and the child's perspective are needed.

Aim

To explore child participation in healthcare from the child's perspective through the following questions: Question 1: What is considered participation in healthcare among children aged 3-12 years? Question 2: What factors hinder and promote child participation in healthcare?

Methods

Systematic review reported following PRISMA guidelines. Database search was conducted in MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and Web of Science Core Collection, and 28 studies were included in the review. The data were analysed using interpre

SUBMITTER: Hietanen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12657683 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature