The Coming-of-Age Transition Care for Adolescents with Rheumatic Disease-Where Are We and What Have We Done in Asia?

Kai Liang Teh; Sook Fun Hoh; Thaschawee Arkachaisri

doi:10.3390/jcm10040821

The Coming-of-Age Transition Care for Adolescents with Rheumatic Disease-Where Are We and What Have We Done in Asia?

J Clin Med. 2021 Feb 17;10(4):821. doi: 10.3390/jcm10040821.

Authors

Kai Liang Teh¹, Sook Fun Hoh², Thaschawee Arkachaisri^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Rheumatology and Immunology Service, Department of Pediatric Subspecialties, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore 229899, Singapore.
² Division of Nursing, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore 229899, Singapore.
³ Pediatric Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore.

Abstract

The transition from pediatric to adult health care is a challenging yet important process in rheumatology as most childhood-onset rheumatic diseases persist into adulthood. Numerous reports on unmet needs as well as evidence of negative impact from poor transition have led to increased efforts to improve transition care, including international guidelines and recommendations. In line with these recommendations, transition programs along with transition readiness assessment tools have been established. Despite these efforts, there are still a lot of work to be done for transition care in rheumatology. This review article focuses on how transition care in rheumatology has developed in recent years and highlights the gaps in current practices.

Keywords: adolescents; healthcare transition; review; rheumatic disease; rheumatology; transitional care; young adults.

Publication types

Review