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December 8, 2025Blood

Transfer and integration into a young adult clinic for sickle cell disease: Stay with me

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EPElizabeth PrinceELEboni LanceMBMorgan Bifano

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Overview

Retrospective cohort shows 83% successful transition to adult care in young adults with sickle cell disease, indicating the role of cognitive assessments.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate transfer and integration outcomes for young adults with sickle cell disease into adult care.
  • Retrospective cohort study of young adults aged 18-24 transitioning to an adult clinic.
  • Data collected included demographics, disease characteristics, and cognitive assessment scores.
  • Patient attendance at adult care visits was analyzed against NASCC definitions for successful transfer and integration.
  • 83% of patients successfully transferred to adult care by attending a second visit within a year.
  • Better scores on cognitive assessments were linked to higher transfer and integration success rates.
  • 67% of patients attended at least half of annual visits over five years, indicating successful integration.

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Prince et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f6c4fa91c937236df9ahttps://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-6220
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