Cross-informant agreement between adolescents with myelomeningocele and their parents.

The development of self-management skills by adolescents with myelomeningocele is an ongoing process. Previous studies lack consensus about what data can be accurately obtained from adolescents. This cross-sectional study using a convenience sample of 66 adolescent-parent dyads evaluated whether adolescents with myelomeningocele and their parents are interchangeable reporters of data.