Improving transition: a qualitative study examining the attitudes of young people with chronic illness transferring to adult care

Improving transition: a qualitative study examining the attitudes of young people with chronic illness transferring to adult care

Soanes C; Timmons S

Journal Of Child Health Care

2004

Female; Humans; Male; Adolescent Psychology; Great Britain; Adult; Attitude to Health; Interviews as Topic; Age Factors; Qualitative Research; Continuity of Patient Care; Professional-Patient Relations; adolescent; Adolescent Transitions; social support; Patient Transfer; Adolescent Health Services/organization & administration; Chronic Disease/psychology/therapy

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 adolescents surviving with chronic illness well into adulthood, it is remarkable that empirical research has paid little attention to transition. This qualitative study examined the attitudes of young people with chronic illness who were facing transition, considering what young people wanted from a transition service and the ways in which provision could be improved from a service-user's perspective. A purposive sample of seven adolescents (aged 14-17) attending a hospital youth club were interviewed. To increase the likelihood of successful transition, strategies need to be informal, flexible, highly individualized and prepare adolescents steadily for adult services.

2004

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