How Adult Specialists Deal with the Principles of a Successful Transition

Young Adults' Experiences and Satisfaction With the Transfer of Care

“…The importance of provider characteristics in adolescent care is well known [31], but its relevance for young AC has not been reported before. Concerns about transition mainly originate from PC, and few studies have included adult providers [32,33]. As a consequence, today's debate focuses on better preparation of adolescents, including (measuring) transition readiness [16,34,35], whereas making adult services more responsive to YA's needs receives less attention [36].…”

Adolescents’ and young adults’ transition experiences when transferring from paediatric to adult care: A qualitative metasynthesis

“…Patients and families find it hard to leave the familiar paediatric environment (Alpay, 2009, Anthony et al, 2009, Rutishauser et al, 2011, health-care professionals in paediatric settings express mixed feelings about relinquishing responsibility for patients (Clarizia et al, 2009), and staff on adult wards are not always properly prepared to receive the transferred young patients (Peter et al, 2009, Rapley and Davidson, 2010, Suris et al, 2009.…”

Young adults as users of adult healthcare: experiences of young adults with complex or life-limiting conditions

“…20 However, current practice in the adult setting does not necessarily replicate this. 21 What was important to our participants was being in control of parental presence and involvement. That all of the young adults reported that their parents were involved in their clinic appointments, albeit sometimes in a 'remote role', was an interesting fi nding.…”