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Measuring transition readiness / Speller-Brown, Barbara in Journal of Pediatric Nursing, Vol.30 No.5 (Sep-Oct) 2015 ([11/19/2015]) 

Public ISBD No review available on this record. [article]  inJournal of Pediatric Nursing > Vol.30 No.5 (Sep-Oct) 2015 [11/19/2015] . - p. 788-796 Title : Measuring transition readiness : A correlational study of perception of parent and adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease Material Type: printed text Authors: Speller-Brown, Barbara, Author ; Kelly, Katherine Patterson, Author ; VanGraafeiland, Brigit, Author Publication Date: 2015 Article on page: p. 788-796 Languages : English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) Abstract: Abstract Adolescents and young adults(AYAs often transfer from pediatric to adult care without adequate preparation, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this descriptive research study of parent/AYA dyads was to measure perceptions of transition readiness. Factors that were found to be associated with perceptions of increased readiness to transition included AYA age, the amount of responsibility AYAs assume for their healthcare and the degree of parent involvement. More attention should be focused on these aspects of care to improve transition from pediatric to adult care for AYAs with sickle cell disease O 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Link for e-copy: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-pediatric-nursing/ Record link: http://libsearch.siu.ac.th/siu/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=25288 [article] Measuring transition readiness : A correlational study of perception of parent and adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease [printed text] / Speller-Brown, Barbara, Author ; Kelly, Katherine Patterson, Author ; VanGraafeiland, Brigit, Author . - 2015 . - p. 788-796. Languages : English (eng) Original Language  : English (eng) inJournal of Pediatric Nursing > Vol.30 No.5 (Sep-Oct) 2015 [11/19/2015] . - p. 788-796 Abstract: Abstract Adolescents and young adults(AYAs often transfer from pediatric to adult care without adequate preparation, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this descriptive research study of parent/AYA dyads was to measure perceptions of transition readiness. Factors that were found to be associated with perceptions of increased readiness to transition included AYA age, the amount of responsibility AYAs assume for their healthcare and the degree of parent involvement. More attention should be focused on these aspects of care to improve transition from pediatric to adult care for AYAs with sickle cell disease O 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Link for e-copy: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-pediatric-nursing/ Record link: http://libsearch.siu.ac.th/siu/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=25288