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Systematic review of the impact of transition interventions for adolescents with chronic illness on transfer from pediatric to adult healthcare

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Chu, Patricia Y., Maslow, Gary R., von Isenburg, Megan, Chung, Richard J.·2015·Journal of Pediatric Nursing

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Transfer from pediatric to adult care is a critical component of a high-quality transition experience for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with chronic illness. To examine the current evidence regarding the effect of transition interventions on care transfer, we performed a systematic review of studies that evaluated the effect of transition interventions on the specific health services outcome of transfer. The Medline, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases were searched for studies that evaluated 1) a discrete transition intervention for AYA, 2) included a comparison group, and 3) reported on the outcome of transfer from pediatric to adult healthcare. References were screened and reviewed separately by authors, and relevant study details were abstracted during the review process. Five studies from five different countries were included in the final analysis. All five studies were conducted in specialty care clinics, with three interventions involving a nurse practitioner or systems navigator and two interventions involving physicians. Four studies were retrospective observational studies, and one was a pilot randomized controlled trial. Three of the five studies found that the transition intervention was associated with increased rates of transfer while the other two showed no statistically significant effects. Overall, evaluation of transfer appears to be hindered by methodological challenges. Establishing clearer definitions and metrics of transfer and creating the infrastructure needed to monitor the transfer of patients more consistently are important goals.

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Authors
Chu, P. Y., Maslow, G. R., von Isenburg, M., & Chung, R. J.
Affiliations
Duke University (US)
Corresponding author
Chu, Patricia Y.
Venue
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-09
Volume
30
Issue
5
Pages
e19-e27
ISSN
0882-5963 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1860868034
Cited by
149
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 9
FWCI
3.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Pediatric Nursing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (TL1TR001116)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Child and Adolescent Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
Keywords
care transitions, transition to adult care, adolescents with chronic illness, transition interventions, nurse practitioners
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Anemia, Sickle Cell, Child, Chronic Disease, Delivery of Health Care, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Female, Humans, Male, Pediatrics, Pilot Projects, Quality of Life, Program Evaluation, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Program Development, Patient Satisfaction, Young Adult, Transition to Adult Care

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