Objective. This study examined the process of health care transition (HCT) posing the
following questions: What are the transition experiences of youths and young adults with …

All youth must transition from pediatric to adult-centered medical care. This process is
especially difficult for youth with special health care needs. Many youth do not receive the …

The movement of young adults with special health care needs from pediatric-oriented care
to adult-oriented care has been a growing concern in the health care literature over the past …

OBJECTIVES. Many youth with special health care needs have difficulties transferring to
adult medical care. To address this, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau has made receipt …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the process of transition from pediatric to adult health care services
from the perspectives of young adults with chronic disease and both pediatric and adult …

PURPOSE: Youth with special health care needs (YSHCN) increasingly live into adulthood,
and approximately 500,000 US youth transition from pediatric to adult health care systems …

Background Young people with complex healthcare needs (CHNs) face the challenge of
transferring from child to adult health services. This study sought to identify successful …

Importance There is a lack of agreement on what constitutes successful outcomes for the
process of health care transition (HCT) among adolescent and young adults with special …

Transition to adult services for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN)
has emerged as an important event in the life course of individuals with disabilities. Issues …

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 …