Evaluation of person-centred care within the Stepstones transition program for adolescents with congenital heart disease - a document analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transition programs are pivotal in ensuring successful transition to adulthood and transfer to adult care for adolescents with chronic conditions. Healthcare providers must therefore support adolescents in increasing their empowerment to gain active participation in health and care. The Stepstones transition program is based on a person-centred care approach and has been evaluated in a randomized controlled trial. However, the extent to which the person-centred care approach was implemented needs further exploration.

Objective

To evaluate how a person-centred care approach was implemented based on a documentation analysis of the Stepstones transition program for adolescents with congenital heart disease.

Design

A deductive qualitative design employing analy

SUBMITTER: Burstrom A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11875196 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature