title: Transition of adolescents and young adults with endocrine diseases to adult health care.
abstract: The transition of adolescents with chronic endocrine diseases to adult care remains a major challenge for all those participating in the process. In paediatric endocrinology, a variety of diseases pose different challenges in the transitional process. The outcome of this transitional process is often judged by what happens after transfer. The young patient needs to be educated early on about continuing treatment into adulthood, resulting in full autonomy over their health care in early adulthood. Therefore, to optimize transition, paediatric and adult endocrinologists must work together to achieve continuity and to meet the needs of young patients.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Germany. Electronic address: thomas.kapellen@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Kapellen
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Wieland
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kiess
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004704:Endocrinology; D006801:Humans; D060305:Transition to Adult Care; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: endocrinology; health care transition; paediatric endocrinology; transfer; transition