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Eliane Rodrigues de Faria1, Sylvia do Carmo C Franceschini, Maria do Carmo G Peluzio, Luciana Ferreira da R Sant'Ana, Silvia Eloiza Priore.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To analyze methodological and ethical aspects in the sexual maturation assessment of adolescents. DATA SOURCES Books and theses, articles and legislations on the Medline, SciELO, Science Direct databases, besides institutional documents of the World Health Organization and the Pediatric Societies of Brazil and São Paulo, considering the period from 1962 to 2012. The following keywords were used in Portuguese and English: "sexual maturation", "self-assessment", "ethics", "OBJECTIVE assessment of sexual maturation", "puberty", "adolescent", and "adolescentdevelopment". DATA SYNTHESIS The sexual maturation assessment is used in populatinal studies and in clinical daily care. The direct evaluation is performed by a specialized physician, whereas the self-assessment is carried out by the adolescent. This evaluation should be carefully performed in the appropriate place, taking into account the ethical aspects. The patient should not be constrained and the physician must respect the privacy and the confidentiality. Before this evaluation and independently of the used method, the adolescent should receive information and explanation about the procedure and the tools that will be applied. Furthermore, the patient has the right to want or not an adult close to him. CONCLUSIONS Validation studies showed that self-assessment is inferior to clinical assessment and should, therefore, be performed only when the direct examination by physicians is not possible.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24142325 PMCID: PMC4182982 DOI: 10.1590/S0103-05822013000300019
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Paul Pediatr ISSN: 0103-0582
Chart 1 Advantages and limitations of METHODS of assessment of sexual maturation
Chart 2 Validation studies of self-assessment of sexual maturation
Chart 3 Ethical issues involved in the assessment of sexual maturation
Chart 4 Recommendations of the Department of Bioethics and Adolescence of the São Paulo Pediatric Society (Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo)(32,33)
Quadro 1 Vantagens e limitações dos métodos de avaliação da maturação sexual
Quadro 2Estudos de validação da autoavaliação da maturação sexual
Quadro 3 Aspectos éticos envolvidos na avaliação da maturação sexual
Quadro 4 Recomendações do Departamento de Bioética e Adolescência da Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo(32,33)