Transition from paediatric to adult care: what makes it easier for parents?

Objective To assess differences between parents of adolescents with chronic illness (CI) going through a self‐reported easy or difficult transfer. Methods Seventy‐two parents of CI youths who had already transferred to adult care were divided according to whether they considered that the transfer ha...

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Published in:Child : care, health & development health & development, 2017-01, Vol.43 (1), p.152-155
Main Authors: Suris, J. ‐C., Larbre, J. ‐P., Hofer, M., Hauschild, M., Barrense‐Dias, Y., Berchtold, A., Akre, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescent Health Services - organization & administration
Adolescent Health Services - standards
Attitude to Health
Children & youth
Chronic Disease - therapy
chronic illness
Chronic illnesses
Coordination
Feasibility Studies
Female
Health Services Research - methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
parents
Parents & parenting
Parents - psychology
Patient Care Team - organization & administration
Pilot Projects
Social Class
Socioeconomic status
Switzerland
Teams
transition
Transition to Adult Care - organization & administration
Transition to Adult Care - standards
Transitions
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Summary:Objective To assess differences between parents of adolescents with chronic illness (CI) going through a self‐reported easy or difficult transfer. Methods Seventy‐two parents of CI youths who had already transferred to adult care were divided according to whether they considered that the transfer had been easy (n = 45) or difficult (n = 27). We performed a bivariate analysis comparing both groups and variables with a significance level 
ISSN:0305-1862
1365-2214
DOI:10.1111/cch.12405