Official Title: Evaluation of the Transition to Adult Care TAC Program for High-Risk Youth with Multimorbidity or Rare Disease a Prospective Observation Cohort Study
Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Status Verified Date: 2024-08
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: No
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Brief Summary: This is a mixed-methods evaluative study examining the effectiveness of the Transition to Adult Care Program at the Hospital for Sick Children TAC Program on high-risk youth with medical and psychosocial complexity transitioning to adult andor primary care services
The overarching aim is to study the effectiveness of a new interdisciplinary and holistic Transition to Adult Care Program TAC on health-related outcomes for high-risk youth with multimorbidity or rare diseases and their caregivers by
1 Assess the effect of the TAC program on the youths transition readiness self-efficacy self-management health-related quality of life and satisfaction 2 Assess the effect of the TAC program on the caregivers satisfaction 3 Explore the experiences perceptions needs and priorities of youth and caregivers participating in the TAC program using qualitative research methods 4 Describe the feasibility of the TAC program defined as success in patient recruitment attendance participation retention and transfer