Approaches to transition in other chronic illnesses and conditions.
This article provides information about the efforts to develop health care transition programs in four groups of patients: those with cystic fibrosis, spina bifida, and congenital heart disease, and childhood cancer survivors. Against the backdrop of information on prevalence, data on long-term outcomes indicate the need for program development to improve these outcomes. The Life Course Model for spina bifida described throughout this issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America provides a model that anticipates and monitors progress toward adult outcomes that are desired for all youth with chronic conditions.
Betz
Cecily L
CL
Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. CLBetz@aol.com
D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D014481:United States