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 …

OBJECTIVE: To examine current US performance on transition from pediatric to adult health
care and discuss strategies for improvement. METHODS: The 2009–2010 National Survey …

BACKGROUND: Researchers have shown that most youth with special health care needs
(YSHCN) are not receiving guidance on planning for health care transition. This study …

The population of adolescents with special healthcare needs (ASHCN) surviving into
adulthood has increased dramatically over the past two decades. Approximately, nine of …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the potential role of the health care
system in the successful transition to young adulthood for all adolescents, with emphasis on …

Although the transition to adulthood for youth with special health care needs (YSHCN) has
been gathering attention, the impact of racial and ethnic disparities on this process has been …

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 …

Background Around 750,000 children in the United States with special health care needs
transition to adult care annually. Fewer than half receive adequate support and services for …

Background Youth and young adults with special healthcare needs (YASHCN) experience
challenges during transition from pediatric to adult care. Prior studies have not examined …

Objective. To determine the factors associated with addressing the transition from pediatric
to adult-oriented health care among US adolescents with special health care needs …