Internalizing motivation to self-care: a multifaceted challenge for young liver transplant recipients.

The transition from parent-controlled care to self-managed care represents an important challenge for adolescents with chronic conditions. We sought to gain a deeper understanding of the factors influencing the internalization of motivation to self-care in adolescent liver transplant recipients. We conducted a qualitative study using in-depth interviews with 18 young patients.

Non-adherence in adolescent transplant recipients: the role of uncertainty in health care providers.

To optimize self-management and adherence in adolescent patients, HCPs need to discuss not only medical and treatment-related issues, but also general health and psychosocial concerns. Our study aimed to explore how the members of the paediatric team in our programme understand NA in adolescents, and how they define their own role regarding self-management education. We used a sequential mixed methods design and conducted a qualitative observational and in-depth interview study (n=22) and a quantitative descriptive study through self-administered questionnaires (n=31).