Abstract |
Health care transition is a process that involves purposeful, planned efforts to prepare the pediatric patient to move from caregiver-directed care to disease self-management. Acquisition of sufficient disease self-management skills for a complex regimen requires cognitive ability consideration for each patient. Transition programs that involve patients, families, pediatric and adult health care providers, and interdisciplinary collaboration are key to ensuring a successful transfer to adult-focused health services. Tools to measure and diagnose the process of transition and acquisition of disease self-management skills are introduced. An evidence-based transition process requires planning and education, in addition to effective coordination.
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Authors | Maria E Ferris, John D Mahan |
Journal | Seminars in nephrology
(Semin Nephrol)
Vol. 29
Issue 4
Pg. 435-44
(Jul 2009)
ISSN: 1558-4488 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19615564
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adolescent Health Services
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Continuity of Patient Care
- Delivery of Health Care
- Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
- Health Services
- Health Transition
- Humans
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
(diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy)
- Patient Transfer
- Pediatrics
- Prevalence
- Self Care
- United States
(epidemiology)
- Young Adult
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