Transitions in Health Care: What Can We Learn from Our Experience with Cystic Fibrosis

Natalie E West; Peter J Mogayzel Jr

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2016.06.010

Transitions in Health Care: What Can We Learn from Our Experience with Cystic Fibrosis

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2016 Oct;63(5):887-97. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2016.06.010.

Authors

Natalie E West¹, Peter J Mogayzel Jr²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1830 East Monument Street, 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Pediatrics, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Johns Hopkins Cystic Fibrosis Center, 200 North Wolfe Street, Rubenstein Child Health Building #3053, Baltimore, MD 21287-2533, USA.

PMID: 27565366
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2016.06.010

Abstract

Numerous individuals with chronic disease age into adulthood each year, necessitating transition from a pediatric to an adult medical care team. Transition should start early in adolescence and occur gradually over years, preparing the individual for the transfer to the adult team. Cystic fibrosis (CF) has a growing population of adults, as survival over the past several decades has increased. The CF Foundation has implemented guidelines for the transition process. The transition process for individuals with CF provides an example that could be adapted into other chronic disease populations, to provide a successful and meaningful transition into adult care.

Keywords: Adult medicine; Chronic disease; Cystic fibrosis; Pediatric medicine; Transition of health care.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Continuity of Patient Care / trends*
Cystic Fibrosis / therapy*
Disease Management
Female
Humans
Male
Patient Transfer / trends*
Pediatrics / trends*
Transitional Care / trends*
Young Adult