Health-related confidentiality and consent among minors: Data on adult perspectives from Belgium and The Netherlands ...

The data presented here provide one of the first large-scale insights on adult preferences for confidentiality and consent with regards to medical decision-making for minors. We collected data on these preferences through 12 hypothetical scenario’s that were presented, for which each participant had to indicate if they would (not) follow the minor’s preferences. Data regarding family communication, relationship quality, and sociodemographic characteristics were also collected. The data were collected through an online survey in September and October 2020, which yielded responses from 1,000 Bel... Mehr ...