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What skills do adolescents and young adults desire as they prepare for adult health care? | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • * The Transition Navigator Trial in Alberta, Canada, investigates how a patient navigator can help AYA navigate this transition by interviewing participants about their needs and perspectives.
  • * Analysis of initial interviews revealed two key themes: the importance of self-management and advocacy skills for ownership of care, and the necessity for assistance in navigating the adult healthcare system.

Article Abstract

Background: The transition from pediatric to adult care is a period associated with adverse health outcomes (e.g., health care dropout, health deterioration and poor adherence to management) for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with chronic conditions and their caregivers. AYA and caregivers often struggle to adapt to adult care settings resulting from a lack of preparedness and difficulties accessing services to manage their health conditions. To adequately design transition interventions and supports, it is critical to explore what skills AYA think would increase their confidence and ability to successfully move into adult health care.

Methods: The Transition Navigator Trial is a randomized controlled trial being conducted in Alberta, Canada, recruiting from three major tertiary care pediatric centers, in which half of participants receive a patient navigator, whose goal is to assist with this transition. Twenty-seven youth were interviewed at baseline, with a planned follow-up interview at the end of the trial. Participants were asked about their perspectives on the upcoming transition and how working with the navigator may assist with the transfer to adult-oriented services. Using an inductive approach to thematic analysis, baseline interviews were analyzed to explore AYA perspectives on their wants and needs for an upcoming transition to adult health care. The overarching guiding question is: what skills do AYA desire to assist with the transition to adult health care services?

Results: Two broad themes were generated based on participant baseline interviews: 1) ownership of care; and 2) system navigation. Participants identified that self-management and self-advocacy skills are essential for taking ownership of their own healthcare. Participants identified that even when they have acquired the necessary skills to take ownership of their care, there is a further step of system navigation that they might require external help with.

Conclusions: It has been highlighted in the literature that health-related knowledge, self-advocacy, and self-management skills promote a more successful transition, however, a gap exists in what youth prioritize as important skills. These findings exemplify that AYA want to gain skills that will allow for independence and success in the transition to adult health care. By involving youth in the development of future transition interventions, we can better understand the needs and priorities of AYA to assist in the success of transition to adult health care.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11657781PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hctj.2024.100049DOI Listing

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