Effectiveness of Patient Navigation During Transition to Adult Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Transition to adult care is a challenging and complex process for youth and emerging adults with chronic health and/or mental health conditions. Patient navigation has been proposed to improve care during transition, but previous studies have used single disease cohorts with a nonrandomized design.

Objective

To compare the effectiveness of a patient navigator service to reduce emergency department (ED) use among adolescents and emerging adults with chronic health and/or mental health conditions undergoing transition to adult-oriented health care.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a pragmatic, parallel-group, nonblinded randomized clinical trial design. Patients were followed up for a minimum 12 months and maximum 24 months after enrollment. The set

SUBMITTER: Samuel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811865 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature