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 …

Most children with sickle cell disease (SCD) today survive into adulthood. Among emerging
adults, there is a marked increase in acute care utilization and a rise in mortality, which can …

OBJECTIVE To determine if a structured transition program for young adults with type 1
diabetes improves clinic attendance, glycemic control, diabetes-related distress, quality of …

Pediatric-to-adult transition in chronic disease care is often poorly managed. While there is
growing interest in this field, existing reviews of transition models, which are critical in …

Problem Adolescents and young adults with chronic illnesses continue to face barriers as
they transition from pediatric to adult care. An evidence map can help to identify gaps in the …

Health care transitions (HCT) from pediatric to adult health care remain a challenge for
children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), their families and their …

Health care transition is an expanding field of health care practice and research focused on
facilitating adolescents and emerging adults with long-term conditions to transfer …

This article provides an overview of an innovative nurse-led interdisciplinary health care
transition (HCT) model of care entitled Movin'On Up for adolescents and emerging adults …

Purpose To determine the scope of published literature on healthcare transition (HCT)
interventions that have been co-designed with adolescents and young adults with chronic …

Background Technological advances have led to more youth with medical complexity (YMC)
who are living into adulthood and being transferred from pediatric to adult care. The …