Subject
Child; Humans; Family; Adult; Research Design; adolescent; Models; Adolescent Transitions; PST - ppublish; Organizational; Adolescent Health Services/organization & administration/standards; AID - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2004.00440.x [doi]; AID - CCH440 [pii]; Child Health Services/organization & administration/standards; Continuity of Patient Care/organization & administration/standards; CRDT- 2004/08/24 05:00; Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration/standards; EDAT- 2004/08/24 05:00; Health Services/standards; MHDA- 2005/02/04 09:00; Quality of Health Care/organization & administration/standards
Description
BACKGROUND: Effective transition to adult services is required by an increasing number of children with ongoing needs. AIM: To identify practices that promote continuity at transition between child and adult services. METHODS: Systematic examination of the evidence from two search strategies yielding 5319 items. RESULTS: Only three of the 126 appraised items had strong external validity. A large range of different practices, which focused on the service, the young person and the family, were identified. Practices within the service addressed structural, process and outcome components. CONCLUSION: Four transition models are proposed for testing.
2004