A Personalized eHealth Transition Concept for Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Design of Intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transfer from pediatric to adult care is a crucial period for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Objective

Our aim was to develop a personalized transition-transfer concept including relevant tools in an established eHealth (electronic health) program.

Methods

Required transition skills and validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were identified via bibliographic search and clinical experience and were implemented into an existing eHealth program.

Results

The following skills were identified: disease knowledge, social life, disease management, and making well-informed, health-related decisions. The PROMs included the following: self-efficacy (the IBD Self-Efficacy Scale-Adolescents), resilience (the 10-item Connor-Davidson

SUBMITTER: Carlsen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6715343 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature