Transition from paediatric to adult care: what makes it easier for parents?
To assess differences between parents of adolescents with chronic illness (CI) going through a self-reported easy or difficult transfer.



Seventy-two parents of CI youths who had already transferred to adult care were divided according to whether they considered that the transfer had been easy (n = 45) or difficult (n = 27). We performed a bivariate analysis comparing both groups and variables with a significance level < .1 were included in a logistic regression. Results are presented as adjusted odds ratio (aOR).



Over one third of parents (27/72) reported a difficult transfer. At the multivariate level, higher socioeconomic status (aOR: 7.74), parents feeling ready for transfer (aOR: 6.54) and a good coordination between teams (aOR: 7.66) were associated with an easy transfer.



An easy transfer for parents is associated with feeling ready and considering that the coordination between teams is good. Health providers should consider these requisites for a successful transfer.
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.|General Pediatrics, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Suris
Adult Rheumatology, Centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Lyon, France.
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Larbre
Pediatric Rheumatology Unit of Western Switzerland, Lausanne University Hospital and Geneva University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Hofer
Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology Unit, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Hauschild
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Barrense-Dias
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.|Institute of Social Sciences and LIVES, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Berchtold
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012923:Social Class; D013557:Switzerland; D060305:Transition to Adult Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*
adolescence; chronic illness; parents; transition