Feasibility of Medical Student Mentors to Improve Transition in Sickle Cell Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Advances in medical care have resulted in nearly 95% of all children with sickle cell disease (SCD) living to adulthood. There is a lack of effective transition programming, contributing to high rates of mortality and morbidity among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) during the transition from pediatric to adult healthcare. This nonrandomized study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a novel medical student mentor intervention to improve transition outcomes for AYA with SCD.

Methods

Eligible participants were ages 18-25 years, either preparing for transition or had transferred to adult care within the past year. Twenty-four AYA with SCD (Mage = 20.3, SD = 2.6) enrolled in the program and were matched with a medical student mentor

SUBMITTER: Viola AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8291672 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature