Health Condition 1: E00-E89- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Joint clinics: Two joint clinics (attended by both pediatric and adult endocrine specialists) 3-6 months apart for transition of patients from pediatric to adult endocrine services
Cont
Sponsors
Kanupriya
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged more than 16.5 years with chronic endocrine condition, needing continuation of endocrine follow-up, if the patient clears the readiness assessment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients following up under Pediatric Endocrinology services for less than 1 year The pediatric endocrine care provider wants to defer transition either due to concerns of pending diagnostic work-up or treatment decisions, because they feel that the patient should continue follow-up under Pediatric Endocrinology for some more time Patient is unwilling to continue follow-up at AIIMS, New Delhi for any reason
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of patients attending at least 2 scheduled adult endocrine OPD visitsTimepoint: During 12 months after completion of transition/ transfer | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the enabling factors and challenges perceived by patients during the change from pediatric to adult endocrine services using a pre designed questionnaire. Timepoint: 12 months post transition/ transfer | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactProf Vandana Jain
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed