The Challenges of Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Healthcare for People Living with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Qualitative Review
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- April 28, 2020
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Hunt, Sarah
- Affiliation: School of Nursing
- Abstract
- Cerebral palsy is often considered a “childhood condition”. However, the majority of individuals living with cerebral palsy now live into adulthood. Healthcare services and systems are lacking for this population, as they often cater to children living with cerebral palsy. Therefore, many people become “lost” between pediatric and adult providers. The purpose of this qualitative systematic review is to understand the perspectives of adults with cerebral palsy, as well as their caregivers, regarding the challenges of transitioning from pediatric health care services to adult health care services. This study was conducted through a review of the literature from CINAHL and PubMed. The Chronic Care Model was used as a guide for the extraction of themes and the project is blended with my own personal experience of living with cerebral palsy. Nine articles were included in the literature matrix. The goal of this review is to better understand the needs of adults living with cerebral palsy, as well as their caregivers through the extraction of themes and to make recommendations on how to improve healthcare for those living with cerebral palsy, as well as other childhood conditions.
- Date of publication
- April 20, 2020
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- In Copyright
- Advisor
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Tesh, Anita
- Affiliation: School of Nursing
- Degree
- Bachelor of Science
- Graduation year
- 2020
- Language
- English
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