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Psychosocial Maturity, Autonomy, and Transition Readiness among Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease or a Heart Transplant.

Andrew S MackieGwen R RempelSunjidatul IslamKathryn RankinCorinne McCurdyIsabelle Vonder MuhllJoyce Magill-EvansDavid NicholasAdrienne H Kovacs
Published in: Congenital heart disease (2015)
Age, but not disease severity should be a factor when considering the transition needs of young adults with heart disease. The TRAQ has important limitations in the adult CHD/HTx population and a cardiac-specific measure of transition readiness is needed.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
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  • mental health
  • left ventricular
  • atrial fibrillation