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- Feb 2018
Adolescents, or youth and young adults ages 12–24, face a number of challenges in accessing quality health care services that meet their unique needs. Members of our Adolescent Health and Well-being research portfolio are committed to understanding and addressing those needs in…
- May 2017
The transition from pediatric to adult health care systems can be daunting for anyone, but is especially challenging for young people with intellectual disabilities or other special health care needs. These youth and young adults face numerous challenges while…
- May 2017
The transition from pediatric to adult health care systems can be daunting for anyone, but is especially challenging for young people with intellectual disabilities or other special health care needs. These youth and young adults face numerous challenges while…
- May 2017
For the 15 percent of adolescents who have intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD), transitioning to adulthood can present unique challenges to accessing necessary health care. PolicyLab researchers have identified specific barriers facing this population…
- Apr 2017
ABSTRACT: As another busy night unfolded in the pediatric emergency department, I opened the next patient’s chart: Male. Early 20s. Sickle cell disease. I felt a faint tug of familiarity while skimming through his medical record, but it was not until I walked into the room that I…
- Jan 2017
ABSTRACT: Our primary aim was to explore themes regarding attitudes toward HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young transgender women (YTW), in order to develop a theoretical model of PrEP uptake in this population disproportionally affected by HIV. METHODS: Qualitative study…
- Nov 2015
The transition from pediatric to adult health care is often challenging for adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD). Our study aimed to identify (1) measures of success for the transition to adult health care; and (2) barriers and facilitators to this process. We…
- Nov 2015
IMPORTANCE: There is a lack of agreement on what constitutes successful outcomes for the process of health care transition (HCT) among adolescent and young adults with special health care needs. OBJECTIVE: To present HCT outcomes identified by a Delphi process with an…
- Sep 2015
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine whether engagement in more physical education (PE) classes during one high school year is associated with change in physical activity (PA) from adolescence to young adulthood. METHODS: Data were from 1774 participants in Waves 2 …
- Oct 2014
ABSTRACT: Over 90% of children with chronic conditions survive into adulthood necessitating primary care teams to care for adults with pediatric-onset chronic conditions. This study explores practice supports and barriers to care for this population via qualitative techniques. Using…