Youth with complex health care needs, defined as those requiring specialized health care
and services for physical, developmental, and/or mental health conditions, are often cared …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Transition from pediatric to adult care is associated with
adverse health outcomes for many adolescents with chronic illness. We identified quality …

Aims and objectives To investigate the experiences of patients with intellectual disabilities,
family and paid carers regarding the role of liaison nurses and the delivery of …

Aims and objectives To explore the experiences of the families of young adults with
intellectual disabilities at the point of transition from child to adult health services …

Objectives Healthcare transition (HCT) interventions are pivotal to paediatric rehabilitation.
However, there has been limited research focusing on HCT in young people with spinal cord …

Background The transition process from the family home to independent living for young
adults with profound intellectual disability (PID) becomes delayed. Those families face …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the scientific evidence regarding barriers to the access
of people with disabilities to health services. METHODS A scoping review was carried out …

Patients with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) are often misinterpreted and
misunderstood. Studies show that, in general, healthcare professionals have limited …

There is a growing number of youth with healthcare needs such as disabilities or chronic
health conditions who require lifelong care. In Canada, transfer to the adult healthcare …

Aim This study formed the third phase of a national study on the experience of transition from
child to adult health services for young adults with intellectual disabilities. The aim of this …