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 KovacsPublished 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.