Amitha Prasad Gumidyala|Rachel Neff Greenley|Jill M. Plevinsky|Natasha Poulopoulos|José Cabrera|Diana G. Lerner|Joshua D. Noe|Dorota Walkiewicz|Steven L. Werlin|Stacy A. Kahn
Moving On: Transition Readiness in Adolescents and Young Adults With IBD
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System|Denver VA Medical Center|Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science|Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science|Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science|Children's Hospital of Wisconsin|Children's Hospital of Wisconsin|Children's Hospital of Wisconsin|University of Wisconsin American Family Children's Hospital|University of Wisconsin Health|Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
inflammatory bowel diseases ibd often begins early life adolescents young adults aya ibd acquire behaviors support selfcare effective healthcare decisionmaking selfadvocacy successfully transition pediatric adult health care despite importance critical time period limited empirical study factors associated transition readiness aya exists study aimed describe transition readiness sample aya ibd identify associated modifiable nonmodifiable factorsseventyfive aya ages 1620 parents participated aya parents reported demographics patientprovider transitionrelated communication transition readiness aya selfreported disease selfefficacy disease information abstracted medical recorddeficits aya responsibility found knowledge insurance coverage scheduling appointments ordering medication refills older aya age higher aya diseasemanagement selfefficacy increased patientprovider transition communication associated higher overall transition readiness aya responsibility scores regression analyses revealed older aya age increased patientprovider transitionrelated communication salient predictors aya responsibility disease management overall transition readiness across parent aya reportsaya ibd show deficits responsibility disease management potential affect selfmanagement skills findings suggest provider communication particularly important promoting transition readiness additionally may beneficial wait transition patients older allow time master skills necessary responsibly manage healthcare