Risk and vulnerability encompass many dimensions of the transition from adolescence to
adulthood. Transition from pediatric, parent-supervised health care to more independent …

Background Adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) who transition from pediatric to adult care
face several challenges that increase their risk of experiencing treatment interruptions and …

Purpose To determine the amount, type, and evidence level of published literature on
transfer and/or transition of young people with chronic conditions (CCs) and to describe the …

Background Most evidence about what works in transitional care comes from small studies
in single clinical specialties. We tested the hypothesis that exposures to nine recommended …

OBJECTIVE To determine if a structured transition program for young adults with type 1
diabetes improves clinic attendance, glycemic control, diabetes-related distress, quality of …

Background During the past decade there has been some evaluation of transition
programmes for adolescents with chronic conditions. However, this has rarely involved …

Objectives Although patient education is recommended to facilitate the transition from
pediatric to adult care, a consensus has not been reached for a particular model. The …

Background As young people with long-term conditions move from childhood to adulthood,
their health may deteriorate and their social participation may reduce.'Transition'is the …

Objective The transition from paediatric to adult medicine involves risks of poor patient
outcomes and of significant losses of patients to follow up. The research aimed to analyse …

Aims To explore adolescent perspectives on programme design in the transition to adult
care. Methods We conducted five focus groups on adolescents with type 1 diabetes nearing …