Abstract
AbstractBackgroundTransition from pediatric to adult healthcare for adolescents with chronic health conditions has emerged as a critical period influencing health outcomes. Suitable transition readiness measures are necessary to facilitate effective planning. Currently, there is little consensus about well-validated transition readiness measures. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify best practices in transition readiness measurement for adolescents and young adults with chronic health conditions.Data sourcesAcademic databases searched included PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Google Scholar and Athabasca University Library’s Discover.Study selectionArticles were included that discussed the development and psychometric properties of transition readiness measures for adolescents and young adults (11–25 years) with chronic health conditions and/or that utilized a previously developed measure.Data extractionThe primary and secondary reviewers extracted data from the selected articles as per the data extraction tool developed for this review.ResultsForty-eight articles, representing 19 tools, were included in the review. Ten of the tools were disease-specific; nine were disease-neutral. According to the Cohen criteria, eight measures were “well-established assessments”. The Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire was deemed the best measure of transition readiness available. The literature search included only articles published in peer-reviewed journals; measures nearing completion or awaiting publication were not included. In addition, only English manuscripts were included, many from North America.ConclusionsDespite national practice guidelines and ongoing policy development, there is slow movement towards achieving a gold standard or best-practice measure of transition readiness.
Highlights
Healthcare advancements have improved the survival of chronically ill children into adulthood [1]
With previous systematic reviews of measures of transition readiness ending their searches between October 2012 and December 2013, this systematic review included literature published from January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2018
In the short time period of 4 years, 48 additional articles were identified, representing 19 tools, 15 that were not included in previous systematic reviews
Summary
Healthcare advancements have improved the survival of chronically ill children into adulthood [1]. Transition readiness measures have been developed to identify the key aspects of health independence and to track, for clinical and research purposes, AYA through the transition process which is the period before, during and after transfer to specialized adult care. These measures identify AYA at risk of loss to follow-up [3]. Study selection: Articles were included that discussed the development and psychometric properties of transition readiness measures for adolescents and young adults (11–25 years) with chronic health conditions and/or that utilized a previously developed measure. Data extraction: The primary and secondary reviewers extracted data from the selected articles as per the data extraction tool developed for this review
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