title: Concept Analysis of Health Care Transition in Adolescents with Chronic Conditions.
abstract: Children with chronic conditions are living into adulthood and present with unique needs. One such need is their transition from pediatric to adult health care. This paper examined the literature to analyze and synthesize the concept of transition within two contexts, health care and adolescents with chronic conditions. Fifty multidisciplinary sources were included for analysis. A refined, working definition of the concept of health care transition in adolescents with chronic conditions is presented. Results will enable the scientific community to discuss salient issues using well-defined, uniform terminology. Nursing implications are delineated to ensure that these youths thrive into adulthood.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. Electronic address: sladores@uab.edu.
authors.forename: Sigrid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ladores
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011788:Quality of Life; D060305:Transition to Adult Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescent; Chronic conditions; Concept analysis; Health care; Transition