Transition To Adult Care

Young adolescents with genetic skin conditions encountered worse transition readiness compared with their healthy counterparts and others with chronic conditions, according to a study.

ORLANDO — As many as one-half of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis enter adult care with increased disease activity, according to a speaker at the 2022 Rheumatology Nurses Society Conference.

Most adolescents and young adults with asthma were not sufficiently prepared for the transition from their pediatric to adult asthma providers, according to study results.

Transitioning a pediatric rheumatology patient to adult care, ideally, should be a holistic process that begins in early adolescence, according to speakers in a panel at the 2021 Rheumatology Nurses Society annual conference.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with diabetes care and education specialist and postdoctoral research fellow Julia Blanchette, PhD, RN, CDCES, about the transition from pediatric to adult diabetes care and the challenges for emerging adults living with diabetes.

Improving social support and cultivating the self-management skills of young adults with perinatally acquired HIV can increase retention in care and improve clinical health during their transition to adult care, according to a recent study.

For adolescents with severe mental illness, consistent access to a single primary care physician during the transition from pediatric to adult care could ensure improved long-term outcomes, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.