The movement of young adults with special health care needs from pediatric-oriented care
to adult-oriented care has been a growing concern in the health care literature over the past …

Pediatric providers can expect that 1 of every 10 patients they see will have a chronic,
activity-limiting health condition. Thanks to earlier diagnosis and improved therapies, most of …

PURPOSE: To describe access to care and identify factors associated with access for low-
income young adults who aged out of a public program for children with special health care …

Until recently, few children with chronic illnesses such as sickle cell disease (SCD) lived
past late adolescence. Substantial reductions in mortality mean a growing number of …

Life expectancy for adolescents with SCD now extends well into adulthood. As a result,
adolescents transfer to adult care. Little empirical evidence exists to show how transfer …

As treatment options have improved, there has been a significant increase in the life
expectancy of HIV-infected children and adolescents. For most adolescents, the time comes …

The population of adolescents with special healthcare needs (ASHCN) surviving into
adulthood has increased dramatically over the past two decades. Approximately, nine of …

We previously surveyed cystic fibrosis (CF) center directors and adult patients with CF to
assess their perceptions regarding transition from a pediatric to an adult setting. An …

In order to help youth with physical disabilities and their families to plan for the transition to
adulthood, well-planned service delivery is essential. This paper provides an account of the …

Transition is a process that attends to the medical, psychosocial and educational needs of
young people as they transfer to adult-orientated care. With a growing population of …