Transition from pediatric to adult-oriented health care: a challenge for patients with chronic disease
作者:
S. Callahan,
Rebecca Winitzer,
Peter Keenan,
期刊:
Current Opinion in Pediatrics
(OVID Available online 2001)
卷期:
Volume 13,
issue 4
页码: 310-316
ISSN:1040-8703
年代: 2001
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
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 these children will live well into adulthood. This means that eventually they will require care that focuses on adult health issues. Providers in the United States and around the world are recognizing the need for coordinated processes to transition adolescents and young adults with chronic conditions to adult health care. These models rely on the participation and input of the adolescent, his or her family, and pediatric and adult health professionals. This paper distinguishes medical transition from medical transfer; discusses potential barriers to transition; examines new initiatives to develop and study transition models; and reviews federal legislation influencing health care transitions.
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