Giving Children a Voice: Investigation of children's participation in consultation and decision making in Irish hospitals

The purpose of this study was to investigate sick children’s experiences of participation in consultation and decision-making within the healthcare setting.\ud The specific objectives were: to describe children’s experiences of consultation in the healthcare setting; to identify the factors that enhance children’s involvement in consultation and the decisionmaking process; to identify the factors that hinder children from involvement in consultation and the decisionmaking process; to explore strategies that will empower children to participate in their own healthcare decisions.