Improvements in cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates among young adults in the past 2
decades have been offset by increasing racial/ethnic and gender disparities, persistence of …

For many neuromuscular diseases (NMDs), cardiac disease represents a major cause of
morbidity and mortality. The management of cardiac disease in NMDs is made challenging …

Guidelines recommend transfer to adult health care within 6 months of completing pediatric
care; however, this has not been studied in sickle cell disease (SCD). We hypothesized that …

Aims To describe patterns of primary and diabetes care during transition age (17 to< 19
years) into early adulthood (age 19 to 26 years), and to evaluate the association of primary …

Rationale: With improved survival into adulthood, the number of dedicated adult cystic
fibrosis (CF) care programs has expanded in the United States over the past decade …

Introduction Adolescence and emergent adulthood are periods of peak prevalence for
substance use that pose risks for short-and long-term health harm, particularly for youth with …

Purpose Youths with special healthcare needs face challenges transitioning from pediatric
to adult health care. Understanding possible mechanisms contributing to poor healthcare …

OBJECTIVES This scoping review aims to identify the social and structural drivers of health
(SSDOH) associated with outcomes for youth transitioning to adult care, particularly those …

The prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) among adults in the United States is
low and decreases with age. Our objective was to identify specific age windows when the …

Objective To evaluate the roles of key individual, family, and illness characteristics on the
levels of and gains in longitudinal healthcare transition (HCT) readiness in the pediatric …