title: Transition, It's More Than Just An Event: Supporting Young People With Type 1 Diabetes.
abstract: This paper discusses the importance of holistic person-centered care coordination services for young people with type 1 diabetes as they transition to adult health services. In response to the growing need for comprehensive, flexible, person-centered care for young people with chronic conditions, the new service Trapeze: a supported leap into adult health was established. Based in Sydney, Australia, Trapeze is a specialist adolescent chronic care service offering comprehensive care coordination services to young people with chronic conditions aged 14-25 years. Trapeze aims to support young people with type 1 diabetes by focusing on the individual needs of the young person and developing a mutually recognized relationship based on trust and respect, in order to facilitate a process whereby a young person feels safe enough to discuss some of the challenges they face in self-management, keeping their whole of life issues central to this process. The importance of holistic person-centered work is best exemplified through the stories of the young people enrolled in Trapeze. It is hoped that through the 'eyes' of the young people and by sharing their stories the approach to self-management and care coordination can be better understood.
authors.affiliation: Trapeze, The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: madeleine.bridgett@health.nsw.gov.au.
authors.forename: Madeleine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bridgett
authors.affiliation: Trapeze, The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abrahamson
authors.affiliation: Trapeze, The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001315:Australia; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012494:Sampling Studies; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D060305:Transition to Adult Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescence; Chronic conditions; Person-centered; Transition; Type 1 diabetes