Children and young people should be involved in the development of health technologies
Commentary on: Court RJ, et al . Children and young people’s preferences and needs when using health technology to self-manage a long-term condition: a scoping review. Arch Dis Child 2024;109:826–835. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2023-326044 ### Implications for practice and research Technology is increasingly used to support patients with the self-management of long-term conditions (LTCs). Technological interventions are generally well-accepted by children and young people (CYP),1 but prior research suggests that CYPs’ views are not always being meaningfully considered in designing, developing, evaluating and implementing health technologies.2 This is important, since CYP may have …
