Young Adult Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Transition Readiness in an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic.
Thomas M StrobelNikita A NarayaniMaribeth R NicholsonDiana C RieraTanner G RakosNisa P FultonJordan A Trotter-BusingSara N HorstRobin L DalalBaldeep S PablaElizabeth A ScovilleDavid A SchwartzDawn B BeaulieuPublished in: Crohn's & colitis 360 (2024)
Patient-reported readiness to transition to adult care was confirmed by their caregivers using validated readiness assessment tools. As transition clinics must focus on high-yield interventions, a readiness survey of young adult patients without a survey of their caregivers may be adequate. However, as experts in each patient's journey, caregivers may be utilized when setting goals and priorities for a transition readiness program. The surveys used in this study can be used broadly to aid subspecialty clinics that are trying to improve the transition process.