- Title
- Patients' attitudes and experiences of transition from paediatric to adult healthcare in rheumatology: a qualitative systematic review.
- Creator
- Kelly, Ayano; Niddrie, Fiona; Tunnicliffe, David J.; Matus Gonzalez, Andrea; Hanson, Camilla; Jiang, Ivy; Major, Gabor; Singh-Grewal, Davinder; Tymms, Kathleen; Tong, Allison
- Relation
- Rheumatology (Print) Vol. 59, Issue 12, p. 3737-3750
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa168
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Objectives. We aimed to describe patients' attitudes and experiences of transition from paediatric to adult healthcare in rheumatology to inform patient-centred transitional care programmes. Methods. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and CINAHL to August 2019 and used thematic synthesis to analyse the findings. Results. From 26 studies involving 451 people with juvenile-onset rheumatic conditions we identified six themes: a sense of belonging (comfort in familiarity, connectedness in shared experiences, reassurance in being with others of a similar age, desire for normality and acceptance); preparedness for sudden changes (confidence through guided introductions to the adult environment, rapport from continuity of care, security in a reliable point of contact, minimizing lifestyle disruptions); abandonment and fear of the unknown (abrupt and forced independence, ill-equipped to hand over medical information, shocked by meeting adults with visible damage and disability, vulnerability in the loss of privacy); anonymous and dismissed in adult care (deprived of human focus, sterile and uninviting environment, disregard of debilitating pain and fatigue); quest for autonomy (controlled and patronized in the paediatric environment, liberated from the authority of others, freedom to communicate openly); and tensions in parental involvement (overshadowed by parental presence, guilt of excluding parents, reluctant withdrawal of parental support). Conclusion. Young people feel dismissed, abandoned, ill-prepared and out of control during transition. However, successful transition can be supported by preparing for changes, creating a sense of belonging and negotiating parental involvement and autonomy. Incorporating patient-identified priorities into transitional services may improve satisfaction and outcomes in young people with juvenile-onset rheumatic conditions.
- Subject
- transition to adult care; transitional care; rheumatology; qualitative research; systematic review
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1420695
- Identifier
- uon:37631
- Identifier
- ISSN:1462-0324
- Rights
- This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in The British Journal of Social Work following peer review. The version of record Kelly, Ayano; Niddrie, Fiona; Tunnicliffe, David J.; Matus Gonzalez, Andrea; Hanson, Camilla; Jiang, Ivy; Major, Gabor; Singh-Grewal, Davinder; Tymms, Kathleen; Tong, Allison. "Patients' attitudes and experiences of transition from paediatric to adult healthcare in rheumatology: a qualitative systematic review”. Published in Rheumatology (Print) Vol. 59, Issue 12, p. 3737-3750 (2020), is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa168.
- Language
- eng
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