%0 Journal Article
%T Pediatric rheumatology: addressing the transition to adult-orientated health care
%A Patience H White
%A Sara Sabbagh
%A Tova Ronis
%J Archive of "Open Access Rheumatology : Research and Reviews".
%D 2018
%R 10.2147/OARRR.S138370
%X The transition from pediatric to adult health care is often a challenging process due to multiple interwoven complexities, especially for children with chronic medical conditions. Health care transition (HCT) is a process of moving from a pediatric to an adult model of health care with or without a transfer to a new clinician. This paper focuses on what is known about HCT for youth and young adults (Y/YA) with rheumatic diseases within a larger context of HCT recommendations. HCT barriers for youth, families, and providers and current evidence for a structured HCT processes are reviewed. Practical advice is offered on how to approach transition for Y/YA, what tools are available to assist in a successful transition process, and what are the areas of future research that are needed to improve the HCT evidence base
%K health care transition
%K pediatric rheumatology
%K special health care needs
%K transition
%K transition readiness assessment
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6037274/