Validation and Reference Scores of the Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire in Adolescent and Young Adult IBD Patients.

Objectives: Transition readiness can predict a successful transition from pediatric to adult care. This study aimed to validate and develop age-dependent reference scores for the (Dutch version of) Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ), in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Methods: TRAQ has 20 items (score 1-5) distributed over 5 domains (total sum score 100) and is completed by AYAs.

Rotterdam Transition Test: A Valid Tool for Monitoring Disease Knowledge in Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Objectives: Disease knowledge is important in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) transitioning to adult care. We developed an IBD-specific knowledge questionnaire, the Rotterdam Transition Test (RTT), and aimed to validate this tool.

Methods: This is a prospective longitudinal validation study.

Health Care Transition Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multinational Delphi Study.

Background: Transition programmes are designed to prepare adolescent inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] patients for transfer to adult care. It is still unclear which outcome parameters define 'successful transition'. Therefore, this study aimed to identify outcomes important for success of transition in IBD.

Self-efficacy did not predict the outcome of the transition to adult care in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.

Aim: It can be difficult for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to make the transition from paediatric to adult care. We studied the outcomes of this process and defined what constituted a successful transition.

Methods: In 2008, 50 adolescents who attended our IBD transition clinic completed IBD-yourself, a self-efficacy questionnaire that we had previously developed and validated.