Outcomes of transitional care programs on adolescent chronic inflammatory systemic diseases: systematic review and meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with juvenile chronic inflammatory systemic diseases (jCID) are vulnerable to many circumstances when transitioning to adult-centered healthcare; this increases the burden of disease and worsen their quality of life.

Methods

MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science and Scopus were searched from inception to March 16^th, 2021. We included observational, randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies that evaluated a transitional care program for adolescents and young adults with jCIDs. We extracted information regarding health-related quality of life, disease activity, drop-out rates, clinical attendance rates, hospital admission rates, disease-related knowledge, surgeries performed, drug toxicity and satisfaction rates.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Garcia-Rodriguez F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8851760 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature