title: Adolescents' health choices related rights, duties and responsibilities: An integrative review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although the link between adolescents' health choices in relation to rights, duties and responsibilities is acknowledged, little is studied in this subject.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify, describe and synthesize previous studies on adolescents' health choices in relation to rights, duties and responsibilities. Ethical considerations: Ethical approval is not needed as it is an integrative review of published literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  The integrative review was used to review and synthesize current knowledge. Electronic and manual searches from 2009 to March 2014 were used to systematically identify earlier studies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The review identified 13 studies. Adolescents' health choices were linked to unsuccessfully exercised rights, arising from questioned autonomy and freedom, and their duties were hardly mentioned.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Research into adolescents' health choices in relation to their rights, duties and responsibilities is still methodologically fragmented. In future, more research is needed to support adolescents' health promotion initiatives and increase their involvement opportunities.
authors: University of Eastern Finland, Finland.
authors: Tanja
authors: T
authors: Moilanen
authors: University of Eastern Finland, Finland; Kuopio Social and Healthcare Services, Finland.
authors: Anna-Maija
authors: AM
authors: Pietilä
authors: University of Salford, UK.
authors: Margaret
authors: M
authors: Coffey
authors: University of Eastern Finland, Finland.
authors: Mari
authors: M
authors: Kangasniemi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002755:Choice Behavior; D015438:Health Behavior; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans
keywords: Adolescent; autonomy; health choice; integrative review; responsibilities; rights