scholarly journals Are the health needs of young people with cerebral palsy met during transition from child to adult health care?

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Solanke ◽  
A. Colver ◽  
H. McConachie ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Young People ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Adult Health Care

Family management affecting transition readiness and quality of life of Chinese children and young people with chronic diseases

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 470-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Sheng ◽  
Jiali Ma ◽  
Wenwen Ding ◽  
Ying Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Young People ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Family Management ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Transition Readiness ◽  
Adult Health Care

Transition from pediatric to adult health care is a key milestone for children and young people (CYP) with chronic conditions. Family management (FM) and self-management are two important concepts during the process. This study aimed to explore the relationships between FM, self-management and transition readiness, and quality of life (QoL), and identify the potential CYP or family factors influencing the relationships. Data about FM, self-management and transition readiness, QoL, and various contextual factors were collected from 268 caregiver–child pairs. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the relationships between all variables. Results revealed that the easy aspects of FM mediated the relationships between the challenging aspects of FM, self-management and transition readiness, and QoL of CYP. Self-management and transition readiness mediated the relationship between the easy aspects of FM and QoL. Contextual factors indirectly influenced CYP’s transition readiness and QoL through different aspects of FM. The results imply that to ensure the smooth transition from pediatric to adult health care and improve the CYP’s QoL, strengthening CYP’s independence and self-management competencies, combined with the support of the easy aspects of FM, seem to be useful strategies to increase CYP’s readiness for transfer.

Young people with spina bifida: Transfer from paediatric to adult health care

1998 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 414-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
SM SAWYER ◽  
N COLLINS ◽  
D BRYAN ◽  
D BROWN ◽  
MA HOPE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Young People ◽  
Spina Bifida ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Adult Health Care
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