Health Care Transition in Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Health Care Transition in Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
In conclusion, improved understanding of the barriers to effective transition should inform optimal design of transition intervention programs. Such intervention programs may serve to decrease gaps in care, prevent deterioration in glycemic control, and reduce the development of diabetes complications in young adults. Organizational barriers, such as lack of referrals to appropriate adult care providers, could be overcome by systems-level interventions promoting more structured transfers and partnerships between adult and pediatric diabetes providers. Finally, to address the formidable barrier of competing life demands, developmentally tailored educational interventions to support and empower young-adult self-care should be empirically tested in both pediatric and adult diabetes clinics.
Conclusion
In conclusion, improved understanding of the barriers to effective transition should inform optimal design of transition intervention programs. Such intervention programs may serve to decrease gaps in care, prevent deterioration in glycemic control, and reduce the development of diabetes complications in young adults. Organizational barriers, such as lack of referrals to appropriate adult care providers, could be overcome by systems-level interventions promoting more structured transfers and partnerships between adult and pediatric diabetes providers. Finally, to address the formidable barrier of competing life demands, developmentally tailored educational interventions to support and empower young-adult self-care should be empirically tested in both pediatric and adult diabetes clinics.
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