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Feasibility of Medical Student Mentors to Improve Transition in Sickle Cell Disease.

Adrienne S ViolaRichard DrachtmanAmanda KaveneyAshwin SridharanBeth SavageCristine D DelnevoElliot J CoupsJerlym S PorterKatie A Devine
Published in: Journal of pediatric psychology (2021)
A medical student mentor intervention to facilitate transition from pediatric to adult care for AYA with SCD is both feasible and acceptable to patients and medical students. Preliminary results suggest benefits for patients, warranting a larger efficacy study.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • sickle cell disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • randomized controlled trial
  • medical students
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • young adults