title: [Transition from pediatric to adult care: a challenge].
abstract: There are an increasing number of adolescents with chronic illness requiring specific health care. This renders the need of their transition to adult-oriented care. Some studies have evaluated health outcomes following transition programs in order to prevent poor health outcome and to improve quality of life. These transition need to be implemented early in adolescence with organized multidimensional process. This is important to consider not only medical issue but also the psychosocial and educational needs in order to improve both long term outcome and future personal plans.
authors.affiliation: Médecine interne, pavillon médical, groupe hospitalier Sud, chemin du Grand-Revoyet, 69495 Pierre-Bénite cedex, France. isabelle.durieu@chu-lyon.fr
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Durieu
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006801:Humans; D060305:Transition to Adult Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055815:Young Adult