Transition readiness in adolescents and emerging adults with diabetes: The role of patient-provider communication

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 900-908

  Monaghan, Maureen ^a   Hilliard, Marisa ^b   Sweenie, Rachel ^a   Riekert, Kristin ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Diabetes; Glycemic control; Health care delivery; Health insurance; Patient provider communication; Racial ethnic minority groups; Transition; Young adults

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF CARE; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; TRANSLATING (LANGUAGE);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889099185     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: 15390829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-013-0420-x     Document Type: Article

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