Experience with the transition process of adolescents with chronic diseases from pediatric to adult care in a general hospital.

Introduction: The continuity of care from pediatrics to adult medicine is key to optimal health care.

Objective: To describe the experience of the transition process of adolescent patients with chronic diseases from pediatric to adult care in a general hospital.

Population And Methods: Cross-sectional study of patients aged 16-24 years with a history of liver transplantation, kidney transplantation, endocrine, metabolic, rheumatic diseases, and myelomeningocele seen at a tertiary care teaching general hospital between 2015 and 2019 during the transition process.