Transitions of Care for Healthy Young Adults: Promoting Primary Care and Preventive Health
| Autor: | Laurie Graves, Sarah Mennito, Prashant Raghavendran, Shannon Leung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Patient Transfer
Medical home medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Health Status Population MEDLINE Health Promotion 01 natural sciences Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Preventive Health Services Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine 0101 mathematics Young adult Child education Preventive healthcare education.field_of_study Primary Health Care business.industry Public health 010102 general mathematics General Medicine United States Health promotion Family medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Southern Medical Journal. 112:497-499 |
| ISSN: | 1541-8243 0038-4348 |
| DOI: | 10.14423/smj.0000000000001017 |
| Popis: | The transition of care between pediatric and adult medicine is a challenging time for patients and physicians. This longitudinal process encompasses much more than the physical transfer of a patient between providers. Established transition of care processes and literature exist for many chronic disease populations, but little focus has been directed toward the transition of care and the delivery of preventive medicine for healthy young adult patients. The 18- to 30-year-old age group is a heterogenous population that often engages in high-risk behaviors and has high rates of preventable morbidity and mortality. A significant number of these patients do not receive routine primary care and are high users of costly emergency services. Without a continuous source of care, many young adults do not receive age-appropriate screening or preventive health guidance. Structured transition practices improve outcomes in the chronic disease population, and anticipatory guidance has a positive effect on patient lifestyle modification. Adult providers should use these practices to ensure the successful integration of healthy young adult patients into an adult medical home. By establishing an ongoing source of preventive care, providers could reduce morbidity and mortality in this vulnerable population. |
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