Table 5 Reasons adolescents wanted to make choices on their own or with a parent

 Exert autonomy (n = 21)

Adolescent expresses importance of desire for independence, autonomy, and taking ownership of health-care decisions

 Avoid parental influence (n = 10)

Adolescent describes active avoidance of parent opinions that might cause choices incongruent with adolescent’s preferences

 To have a say (n = 20)

Adolescent describes valuing parent perspective but also expresses that they want or have the right to be involved in making choices about the type of conditions to learn