Transitional care management in patients with auto-inflammatory diseases: experience of cooperation of a paediatric and adult centre

Auto-inflammatory Diseases (AIDs) are a group of diseases with a strong genetic component, inducing an inappropriate activation of innate immunity. The patients with pediatric onset will face the transitional care (TC) from a pediatrician to an adult care setting, during the critical phase of the ad...

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Published in:Journal of transition medicine 2022-02, Vol.4 (1), p.102774-62
Main Authors: Soscia, Francesca, Sicignano, Ludovico Luca, Verrecchia, Elena, Ardenti Morini, Francesca, Massaro, Maria Grazia, Civitelli, Fortunata Sabrina, Ferrari, Federica, Rigante, Donato, Cortis, Elisabetta, Manna, Raffaele
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Language:English
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auto-inflammatory disease
periodic fever
personalized medicine
transitional care
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Summary:Auto-inflammatory Diseases (AIDs) are a group of diseases with a strong genetic component, inducing an inappropriate activation of innate immunity. The patients with pediatric onset will face the transitional care (TC) from a pediatrician to an adult care setting, during the critical phase of the adolescence. That implies a risk of failure and drop out, due to the different approach of pediatrician compared to the adult doctor. To describe the model of TC for AIDs from a paediatric to adult centre of two hospitals in Rome, and to pointing out the different steps emerged from specific experiences.
ISSN:2568-2407
2568-2407
DOI:10.1515/jtm-2021-0007