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Review
. 2017 Jun;66(6):988-1000.
doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-313000. Epub 2017 Feb 21.

UK guideline on transition of adolescent and young persons with chronic digestive diseases from paediatric to adult care

Alenka J Brooks  1   1 , Philip J Smith  2   1 , Richard Cohen  3 , Paul Collins  4 , Andrew Douds  5 , Valda Forbes  6 , Daniel R Gaya  7 , Brian T Johnston  8 , Patrick J McKiernan  9 , Charles D Murray  2 , Shaji Sebastian  10 , Monica Smith  11 , Lisa Whitley  12 , Lesley Williams  13 , Richard K Russell  14 , Sara A McCartney  15 , James O Lindsay  16   17
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Review

UK guideline on transition of adolescent and young persons with chronic digestive diseases from paediatric to adult care

Alenka J Brooks et al. Gut. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

The risks of poor transition include delayed and inappropriate transfer that can result in disengagement with healthcare. Structured transition care can improve control of chronic digestive diseases and long-term health-related outcomes. These are the first nationally developed guidelines on the transition of adolescent and young persons (AYP) with chronic digestive diseases from paediatric to adult care. They were commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology under the auspices of the Adolescent and Young Persons (A&YP) Section. Electronic searches for English-language articles were performed with keywords relating to digestive system diseases and transition to adult care in the Medline (via Ovid), PsycInfo (via Ovid), Web of Science and CINAHL databases for studies published from 1980 to September 2014. The quality of evidence and grading of recommendations was appraised using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system. The limited number of studies in gastroenterology and hepatology required the addition of relevant studies from other chronic diseases to be included.These guidelines deal specifically with the transition of AYP living with a diagnosis of chronic digestive disease and/or liver disease from paediatric to adult healthcare under the following headings;1. Patient populations involved in AYP transition2. Risks of failing transition or poor transition3. Models of AYP transition4. Patient and carer/parent perspective in AYP transition5. Surgical perspective.

Keywords: GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; LIVER; PAEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: JOL was a member of Clinical Trials Research Group of the BSG 2014–2016, Chair of Education Committee ECCO 2014–2016, Editorial Board CCUK 2014–2016. RKR was a Medical Advisor of CCUK from 2013 to 2016; and LW was a Nurse Reader for information leaflets for CCUK from 2012 to 2016.

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Figure 1
Diagrammatic illustration of the different components an effective transition model should include.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A transition pathway from paediatric to adult care for adolescent and young person (AYP) patients with chronic digestive disorders. MDT, multidisciplinary team.
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