Transition readiness of adolescents to adult health care
BackgroundTransition in health care is a process wherein adolescents gradually prepare for and shift towards care in the adult system. An initial assessment of the readiness of these adolescents is fundamental in providing appropriate health services for them. This paper aims to determine the readin...
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| author | Beatrice Rodriguez Lara-Macaraeg Avegail Cardinal Berith Grace Bermejo |
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| description | BackgroundTransition in health care is a process wherein adolescents gradually prepare for and shift towards care in the adult system. An initial assessment of the readiness of these adolescents is fundamental in providing appropriate health services for them. This paper aims to determine the readiness of adolescent patients towards transitioning to adult care.MethodsThis is a prospective cross-sectional study utilizing an interviewer-guided modified Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ). Sixty-three adolescents ages 15 to 18 years seen in the Pediatric Outpatient Department (OPD) of a tertiary hospital in Baguio City from July 1 to October 31, 2020 were enrolled. Frequency and percentages were used to describe the demographic data; while mean score and standard deviation determined readiness based on a Likert scale. One-way ANOVA was utilized to determine association between factors and readiness to transition.ResultsFor all domains of TRAQ, the mean score was 3.64, implying that they are not yet ready to transition. 49.2% belong to General Pediatrics. 44.4% belong to the Igorot ethnic groups. Most are still in High school, and majority of their parents finished High School level. Furthermore, the P-values were more than 0.05 for all variables suggesting no association between readiness to transition and the identified factors in this study.DiscussionThis study showed that adolescents who had both acute and chronic illnesses, were not yet ready to transition. Provision of a platform for assisting the adolescents in their assumption of bigger roles/responsibilities for their own health care is necessary to ensure proper transitioning to adult health care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43e72fa6c75c4e0fa4e9981bd51d2b8e2023-08-01T00:18:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602023-07-011110.3389/fped.2023.12040191204019Transition readiness of adolescents to adult health careBeatrice Rodriguez Lara-MacaraegAvegail CardinalBerith Grace BermejoBackgroundTransition in health care is a process wherein adolescents gradually prepare for and shift towards care in the adult system. An initial assessment of the readiness of these adolescents is fundamental in providing appropriate health services for them. This paper aims to determine the readiness of adolescent patients towards transitioning to adult care.MethodsThis is a prospective cross-sectional study utilizing an interviewer-guided modified Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ). Sixty-three adolescents ages 15 to 18 years seen in the Pediatric Outpatient Department (OPD) of a tertiary hospital in Baguio City from July 1 to October 31, 2020 were enrolled. Frequency and percentages were used to describe the demographic data; while mean score and standard deviation determined readiness based on a Likert scale. One-way ANOVA was utilized to determine association between factors and readiness to transition.ResultsFor all domains of TRAQ, the mean score was 3.64, implying that they are not yet ready to transition. 49.2% belong to General Pediatrics. 44.4% belong to the Igorot ethnic groups. Most are still in High school, and majority of their parents finished High School level. Furthermore, the P-values were more than 0.05 for all variables suggesting no association between readiness to transition and the identified factors in this study.DiscussionThis study showed that adolescents who had both acute and chronic illnesses, were not yet ready to transition. Provision of a platform for assisting the adolescents in their assumption of bigger roles/responsibilities for their own health care is necessary to ensure proper transitioning to adult health care.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1204019/fulladolescent transitiontransition readiness assessmentPhilippinesTRAQtransition assessment |
| spellingShingle | Beatrice Rodriguez Lara-Macaraeg Avegail Cardinal Berith Grace Bermejo Transition readiness of adolescents to adult health care Frontiers in Pediatrics adolescent transition transition readiness assessment Philippines TRAQ transition assessment |
| title | Transition readiness of adolescents to adult health care |
| title_full | Transition readiness of adolescents to adult health care |
| title_fullStr | Transition readiness of adolescents to adult health care |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transition readiness of adolescents to adult health care |
| title_short | Transition readiness of adolescents to adult health care |
| title_sort | transition readiness of adolescents to adult health care |
| topic | adolescent transition transition readiness assessment Philippines TRAQ transition assessment |
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