Psychological/social factors associated with transfer readiness in young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Autor: Howsley P; Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK., Dunkley L; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 2 Claremont Place, Sheffield, S10 2TB, UK., Calvert R; Department of Paediatric Psychology, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, 1 Northumberland Road, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK., Hawley S; Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK., Tattersall R; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 2 Claremont Place, Sheffield, S10 2TB, UK.; Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK., McMahon AM; Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK., Hawley D; Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK. daniel.hawley@nhs.net.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical rheumatology [Clin Rheumatol] 2022 Dec; Vol. 41 (12), pp. 3777-3782. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 28.
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-022-06237-5
Abstrakt: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between psychological/social factors and transfer readiness from paediatric to adult rheumatology services in pre- and post-transfer young people (YP) with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Participants completed questionnaires measuring a broad range of psychological/social factors (generalised anxiety, pain-specific anxiety, pain-related thoughts, depression, prosocial behaviours, problem behaviours, arthritis-related quality of life (QoL), social support, family functioning) and transfer readiness (transfer-related knowledge and skills, health-related self-efficacy). JIA disease activity was measured on the same day as the questionnaires. This study received all relevant ethical and regulatory approvals, and informed consent was received from or on behalf of all participants. In total, 40 pre-transfer YP with JIA aged 10-16 years (M = 13.54 years, 26 females) and their parents/guardians participated at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, and 40 post-transfer YP with JIA aged 16-24 years (M = 20.16 years, 26 females) participated at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For both pre- and post-transfer YP, greater transfer readiness was associated with lower generalised anxiety levels, lower pain-specific anxiety levels, fewer pain-related thoughts, lower depression levels, fewer problem behaviours, better arthritis-related QoL, better social support, and better family functioning. Greater transfer readiness was also associated with less JIA disease activity for post-transfer YP only. A broad range of psychological/social factors were associated with transfer readiness in pre- and post-transfer YP with JIA. This highlights the importance of assessing and addressing YP's psychological/social well-being during their transition to adult services. Key Points • A wide range of psychological and social factors may be associated with how ready young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis feel to move from paediatric to adult rheumatology services. • Transition outcomes may be improved by comprehensively assessing and addressing young people's psychological and social well-being.
(© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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