Challenges Faced by Nurses in Transitioning Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Patients to Adult Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sickle-cell disease is a common genetic red blood cell disorder with global concern. Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana, is most predominantly affected. Improvement in medicine has enhanced children's survival into adulthood; hence the need to transition them into adult care services. Well-transitioned patients manage the condition without undue disruptions in their quality of life.

Aim

To explore the challenges faced by nurses in transitioning pediatric patients to adult care.

Method

The study adopted a phenomenological descriptive qualitative design to describe and interpret the difficulties nurses encounter when providing transition care to adolescent patients. Purposive sampling and convenience sampling methods were used to select 15 professional nurse

SUBMITTER: Amoaku GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11808757 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature