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Essential components of an effective transition from paediatric to adult neurologist care for adolescents with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; a consensus derived using the Delphi methodology in Eastern Europe, Greece and Israel

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العنوان: Essential components of an effective transition from paediatric to adult neurologist care for adolescents with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; a consensus derived using the Delphi methodology in Eastern Europe, Greece and Israel
المؤلفون: Maria Judit Molnar, Léna Szabó, Oana Aurelia Vladacenco, Ana Maria Cobzaru, Talya Dor, Amir Dori, Georgios Papadimas, Lenka Juříková, Ivan Litvinenko, Ivailo Tournev, Craig Dixon
المصدر: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024)
بيانات النشر: BMC, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: Adolescents, Delphi, DMD, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Transition, Life expectancy, Medicine
الوصف: Abstract Purpose An increasing number of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) now have access to improved standard of care and disease modifying treatments, which improve the clinical course of DMD and extend life expectancy beyond 30 years of age. A key issue for adolescent DMD patients is the transition from paediatric- to adult-oriented healthcare. Adolescents and adults with DMD have unique but highly complex healthcare needs associated with long-term steroid use, orthopaedic, respiratory, cardiac, psychological, and gastrointestinal problems meaning that a comprehensive transition process is required. A sub-optimal transition into adult care can have disruptive and deleterious consequences for a patient’s long-term care. This paper details the results of a consensus amongst clinicians on transitioning adolescent DMD patients from paediatric to adult neurologists that can act as a guide to best practice to ensure patients have continuous comprehensive care at every stage of their journey. Methods The consensus was derived using the Delphi methodology. Fifty-three statements were developed by a Steering Group (the authors of this paper) covering seven topics: Define the goals of transition, Preparing the patient, carers/parents and the adult centre, The transition process at the paediatric centre, The multidisciplinary transition summary – Principles, The multidisciplinary transition summary – Content, First visit in the adult centre, Evaluation of transition. The statements were shared with paediatric and adult neurologists across Central Eastern Europe (CEE) as a survey requesting their level of agreement with each statement. Results Data from 60 responders (54 full responses and six partial responses) were included in the data set analysis. A consensus was agreed across 100% of the statements. Conclusions It is hoped that the findings of this survey which sets out agreed best practice statements, and the transfer template documents developed, will be widely used and so facilitate an effective transition from paediatric to adult care for adolescents with DMD.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1750-1172
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1750-1172
DOI: 10.1186/s13023-024-03270-2
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/c6442b257adc4302b77772db2cd5492e
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.6442b257adc4302b77772db2cd5492e
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:17501172
DOI:10.1186/s13023-024-03270-2