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Transition from pediatric to adult care: social and family issues

  • Jacqueline A. Noonan
Published/Copyright: November 1, 2010
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International Journal on Disability and Human Development
From the journal Volume 9 Issue 2-3

Abstract

Transition of the pediatric patient to an adult provider is a challenge for both patient and provider. Recognition of the role of the family in the adult with a chronic illness can be of great value to the adult provider. The initial visit on transition would be greatly facilitated if a parent accompanies their adult child to help provide the important medical history, often long and complicated, which the adult patient might be unable to provide. There are many challenges to successful transition which will be discussed.


Corresponding author: Jacqueline A. Noonan, MD, Professor Emeriti, University of Kentucky, Kentucky Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, 800 Rose Street, MN50, Lexington, KY 40536, USA

Received: 2010-1-4
Accepted: 2010-2-12
Published Online: 2010-11-01
Published in Print: 2010-11-01

©2010 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York

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