Coping Strategies and Social Support for Transition Readiness Among Youth With Sickle Cell Disease

Source
PubMed

Abstract

Importance: Suboptimal transitions from pediatric to adult health care can negatively impact disease outcomes, medication regimen adherence, and disease self-management in adulthood. Little is known about whether the presence of coping strategies in young adults (YAs) with sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with higher transition readiness scores.

Objective: To evaluate whether coping strategies and social support are associated with higher transition readiness scores in YAs with SCD.