Establishing and developing a Teenage and Young Adult dermatology clinic with embedded specialist psychological support.
Clin Exp Dermatol
; 44(8): 893-896, 2019 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-30784103
ABSTRACT
Skin conditions are common in adolescence and impart considerable psychological burden. The Department of Health has identified the specialized needs of adolescents transitioning from paediatric to adult services as a priority, yet there are few dedicated transitional clinics in the UK providing appropriate psychosocial support. We have established a monthly Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) dermatology clinic dedicated to managing teenagers and young adults with skin disease alongside open-access psychological support. Demographic data and Teenagers' Quality of Life Index (T-QoL) measures were recorded for all patients in 2016. To evaluate patient experience, two online surveys were conducted. Statistically significant improvements in the T-QoL were recorded for patients with the most common skin condition (eczema) attending for repeat assessment by the psychologist. Patients reported high satisfaction rates in both patient experience surveys. These results demonstrate that specialized adolescent care both is well received and can improve outcomes for these patients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Psicoterapia
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Qualidade de Vida
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Dermatopatias
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Satisfação do Paciente
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Serviços de Saúde do Adolescente
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Dermatologia
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Exp Dermatol
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido