Key result
A CHD-specific transition clinic model significantly reduced pain and anxiety (P<0.001) and improved knowledge, life satisfaction, health perception, and quality of life (P<0.001) at one year.
Why the study?
Empirical data regarding the impact of transition clinic models on improving health perceptions in adolescent patients with congenital heart disease were lacking.
Does a multidisciplinary transition clinic model improve health perceptions, knowledge, and quality of life in adolescents with congenital heart disease?
Population
224 adolescent congenital heart disease patients aged 11-18 years
Comparison
CHD-specific transition clinic model assessed at baseline vs 1 year
Design
Quasi-experimental study
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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May support CHD transition clinics; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized trials before practice change.
Does a multidisciplinary transition clinic model improve health perceptions, knowledge, and quality of life in adolescents with congenital heart disease?
p-value: p=<0.001
A multidisciplinary transition clinic model significantly improves knowledge, quality of life, and health perceptions in adolescents with congenital heart disease.
Flocco et al. (2019) studied congenital heart disease (n=224). CHD-specific transition clinic model (CHD-TC) vs. Baseline (pre-intervention) was evaluated on Quality of life, satisfaction, health perceptions and knowledge (p=<0.001). A CHD-specific transition clinic model significantly reduced pain and anxiety (P<0.001) and improved knowledge, life satisfaction, health perception, and quality of life (P<0.001) at one year.
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