Objective To identify statistically significant positive outcomes in pediatric-to-adult transition
studies using the triple aim framework of population health, consumer experience, and …

BACKGROUND: Approximately 750 000 children in the United States with special health
care needs will transition from pediatric to adult care annually. Fewer than half receive …

This article is published as part of a supplement sponsored by Kidney Disease: Improving
Global Outcomes (KDIGO). The opinions or views expressed in this supplement are those of …

Emerging adulthood, defined as the interval between 18 and 25 years of age, is a socially-
defined developmental stage. Although people in this age group appear physically mature …

Background Transition from pediatric to adult health care is a vulnerable period for
adolescents and young adults. Challenges include paucity of validated measures to assess …

For consistent quality of treatment of young people with chronic health care needs, a
structured health care transition (HCT) from pediatric medicine to adult medical care is …

Pediatric kidney transplant recipients are distinguished from adult recipients by the need for
many decades of graft function, the potential effect of CKD on neurodevelopment, and the …

Children with chronic medical conditions are requiring transition services to prepare for
transfer of care. There has been little data on what qualifies as a successful transition or how …

Problem Adolescents and young adults with chronic illnesses continue to face barriers as
they transition from pediatric to adult care. An evidence map can help to identify gaps in the …

Survival of pediatric kidney transplant recipients has improved over the past six decades.
However, adolescents and young adults still have the highest graft failure rates of any age …