Experiences and Outcomes of Transition from Pediatric to Adult Health Care Services for Young People with Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review

Congenital Heart Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 413-427

  Heery, Emily ^a   Sheehan, Aisling M ^a   While, Alison E ^b   Coyne, Imelda ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital Heart Disease; Loss to Follow Up; Systematic Review; Transfer; Transition

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEDIATRICS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TIME FACTORS; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940900425     PISSN: 1747079X     EISSN: 17470803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/chd.12251     Document Type: Review

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