Coming of age in cystic fibrosis – transition from paediatric to adult care

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common multi-system inherited disorder, with a UK population exceeding 9,000. There have been significant improvements in CF survival over the decades, attributed to improvements in therapies available, our understanding of the disease and better organisation of care...

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Published in:Clinical medicine (London, England) England), 2013-10, Vol.13 (5), p.482-486
Main Authors: Nazareth, Dilip, Walshaw, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
CF survival
Child
Cystic fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis - complications
Cystic Fibrosis - epidemiology
Cystic Fibrosis - therapy
Errors of metabolism
Female
General aspects
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Miscellaneous hereditary metabolic disorders
Survival Analysis
transition
Transition to Adult Care
Transitional Care
United Kingdom - epidemiology
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Summary:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common multi-system inherited disorder, with a UK population exceeding 9,000. There have been significant improvements in CF survival over the decades, attributed to improvements in therapies available, our understanding of the disease and better organisation of care. CF care providers have been early advocates for successful healthcare transition from the paediatric to adult sector and CF can be considered a model process where a paediatric disease has now become an adult one. This article looks at the transition process in CF and the future challenges CF physicians will face.
ISSN:1470-2118
1473-4893
DOI:10.7861/clinmedicine.13-5-482