Transition for Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease in a US Midwest Urban Center: A Multilevel Perspective on Barriers, Facilitators, and Future Directions.
Transition for Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease in a US Midwest Urban Center: A Multilevel Perspective on Barriers, Facilitators, and Future Directions.
复制标题
美国中西部城市中心患有镰状细胞病的青少年和年轻人的过渡:障碍、促进者和未来方向的多层次视角。
DOI:
10.1097/mph.0000000000002322
复制
发表时间:
2022-07-01
期刊:
影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
King AA
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Calhoun C;Luo L;Baumann AA;Bauer A;Shen E;McKay V;Hooley C;James A;King AA
Sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited red blood cell disorder, primarily affects African Americans in the United States. Adolescents and young adults with SCD (AYA-SCD) are at risk of high morbidity and mortality when transitioning from pediatric to adult care. The goal of this qualitative study was to understand factors associated with optimal implementation of the AYA-SCD transition. Participants were recruited from a large hospital system and the community. Interview guides included topics on access to primary and specialized care, beliefs and practices related to pain control, transition from pediatric to adult care, and patient experiences in the emergency department (ED). Data were coded and analyzed using an inductive thematic coding approach in combination with a deductive coding approach using domains from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). Fifty-nine participants, including twenty-one AYA-SCD from both the pediatric and adult clinics, seventeen caregivers, nine pediatric SCD providers, six adult SCD providers, and six ED providers, completed 11 focus groups and 5 semi-structured interviews. Results identified multiple factors within the domains of CFIR including the outer setting, inner setting, individual characteristics, and intervention characteristics. Results were incorporated into a transition framework to inform local practice improvement. Our study highlights the importance of multi-level barriers and facilitators for AYA-SCD transition from pediatric to adult care. Future studies could use implementation science frameworks to understand local context and identify strategies and intervention characteristics to improve transition programming. These efforts will ultimately reduce health disparities and ensure health equity.