Current transition management of adolescents and young adults with allergy and asthma: a European survey.
Adolescent
Allergy
Healthcare professional
Transition
Young adult
Journal
Clinical and translational allergy
ISSN: 2045-7022
Titre abrégé: Clin Transl Allergy
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101576043
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
22
05
2020
accepted:
30
05
2020
entrez:
12
10
2020
pubmed:
13
10
2020
medline:
13
10
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Transition from parent-delivered to self-management is a vulnerable time for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with allergy and asthma. There is currently no European guideline available for healthcare professionals (HCPs) on transition of these patients and local/national protocols are also mostly lacking. European HCPs working with AYA with allergy and asthma were invited to complete an online survey assessing challenges of working with these patients, current transition practices and access to specific healthcare resources. A total of 1179 responses from 41 European countries were collected. Most HCPs (86%) reported a lack of a transition guideline and a lack of a transition process (20% paediatric HCPs, 50% of adult HCPs, 56% HCP seeing all ages). Nearly half (48%) acknowledged a lack of an established feedback system between paediatric and adult medical services. Many respondents never routinely asked about mental health issues such as self-harm or depression and are not confident in asking about self-harm (66.6%), sexuality (64%) and depression (43.6%). The majority of HCPs (76%) had not received specific training in the care of AYA although 87% agreed that transition was important for AYA with allergy and asthma. Although there was agreement that transition is important for AYA with allergy and asthma, there are crucial limitations and variations in the current provision of transition services across Europe. Standardisation of AYA management and specific training are required. This should improve management and continuity of care during adolescence and into adulthood to achieve the best healthcare outcomes.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Transition from parent-delivered to self-management is a vulnerable time for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with allergy and asthma. There is currently no European guideline available for healthcare professionals (HCPs) on transition of these patients and local/national protocols are also mostly lacking.
METHODS
METHODS
European HCPs working with AYA with allergy and asthma were invited to complete an online survey assessing challenges of working with these patients, current transition practices and access to specific healthcare resources.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 1179 responses from 41 European countries were collected. Most HCPs (86%) reported a lack of a transition guideline and a lack of a transition process (20% paediatric HCPs, 50% of adult HCPs, 56% HCP seeing all ages). Nearly half (48%) acknowledged a lack of an established feedback system between paediatric and adult medical services. Many respondents never routinely asked about mental health issues such as self-harm or depression and are not confident in asking about self-harm (66.6%), sexuality (64%) and depression (43.6%). The majority of HCPs (76%) had not received specific training in the care of AYA although 87% agreed that transition was important for AYA with allergy and asthma.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Although there was agreement that transition is important for AYA with allergy and asthma, there are crucial limitations and variations in the current provision of transition services across Europe. Standardisation of AYA management and specific training are required. This should improve management and continuity of care during adolescence and into adulthood to achieve the best healthcare outcomes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33042515
doi: 10.1186/s13601-020-00340-z
pii: 340
pmc: PMC7542112
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
40Subventions
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/M008517/1
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2020.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interestsGR reports research funding from Asthma UK and National Institutes of Health Research into the challenge associated with asthma during adolescents. FT reports being a parent of a young adult with food allergy. None of the other authors have anything to disclose.
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