RESUMO
The Adolescent Branch from Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría supports the implementation of planned programs for transition from child to adult health centers, oriented to adolescents with chronic diseases, in order to ensure an appropriate follow-up and a high-quality health care. Recommendations for care are set out in the FONIS and VRI PUC project carried out by the Division of Pediatrics of the Universidad Católica de Chile: Transition process from pediatric to adult services: perspectives of adolescents with chronic diseases, caregivers and health professionals, whose goal was to describe the experience, barriers, critical points, and facilitators in the transition process. Critical points detected in this study were: existence of a strong bond between adolescents, caregivers and the pediatric team, resistance to transition, difficulty developing autonomy and self-management among adolescents; invisibility of the process of adolescence; and lack of communication between pediatric and adult team during the transfer. According to these needs, barriers and critical points, and based on published international experiences, recommendations are made for implementation of gradual and planned transition processes, with emphasis on the design and implementation of transition policies, establishment of multidisciplinary teams and transition planning. We discuss aspects related to coordination of teams, transfer timing, self-care and autonomy, transition records, adolescent and family participation, need for emotional support, ethical aspects involved, importance of confidentiality, need for professional training, and the need for evaluation and further research on the subject.
Assuntos
Doença Crônica/terapia , Transição para Assistência do Adulto/organização & administração , Adolescente , Adulto , Chile , Humanos , Relações Interprofissionais , Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente/organização & administração , Autonomia Pessoal , Relações Profissional-Família , Relações Profissional-Paciente , AutocuidadoRESUMO
La Rama de Adolescencia de la Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría apoya la implementación de programas planificados de transición de servicios pediátricos a adultos para adolescentes portadores de enfermedades crónicas, con objeto de asegurar la continuidad de una atención de salud de alta calidad acorde a las necesidades de desarrollo de esta etapa. Se plantean recomendaciones de atención que se enmarcan en el Proyecto FONIS y VRI PUC realizado por la División de Pediatría de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: El proceso de transición de servicios pediátricos a adultos: visión de adolescentes portadores de enfermedades crónicas, sus cuidadores y los profesionales de salud, cuyo objetivo es describir la experiencia, barreras, puntos críticos y facilitadores percibidos por adolescentes portadores de enfermedades crónicas, cuidadores y profesionales de salud, en el proceso de transición. Los puntos críticos detectados en este estudio fueron: resistencia a la transferencia a servicios de adultos, tanto de adolescentes y cuidadores, como del equipo pediátrico; existencia de fuerte vínculo entre profesional, adolescente portador de enfermedad crónica y cuidador; dificultad en el desarrollo de la autonomía del adolescente portador de enfermedad crónica; invisibilidad de la adolescencia propiamente tal en el proceso de atención de la enfermedad crónica; y dificultad en la coordinación entre el equipo pediátrico y adulto durante la transferencia. Acorde a estas necesidades, barreras y puntos críticos y en base a experiencias internacionales publicadas, se plantean recomendaciones para la implementación de procesos graduales y planificados de transición, con énfasis en el diseño e implementación de políticas de transición, constitución de equipos multidisciplinarios y la planificación de la transición. Se discuten aspectos relativos a la coordinación de equipos, momento de transferencia, autocuidado y autonomía, registros para transferencias, participación de familias y adolescentes, necesidad de apoyo emocional, aspectos éticos involucrados, importancia de la confidencialidad, necesidad de adecuación de los servicios hospitalarios y de capacitación profesional, y la necesidad de evaluación y mayor investigación en el tema.
The Adolescent Branch from Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría supports the implementation of planned programs for transition from child to adult health centers, oriented to adolescents with chronic diseases, in order to ensure an appropriate follow-up and a high-quality health care. Recommendations for care are set out in the FONIS and VRI PUC project carried out by the Division of Pediatrics of the Universidad Católica de Chile: Transition process from pediatric to adult services: perspectives of adolescents with chronic diseases, caregivers and health professionals, whose goal was to describe the experience, barriers, critical points, and facilitators in the transition process. Critical points detected in this study were: existence of a strong bond between adolescents, caregivers and the pediatric team, resistance to transition, difficulty developing autonomy and self-management among adolescents; invisibility of the process of adolescence; and lack of communication between pediatric and adult team during the transfer. According to these needs, barriers and critical points, and based on published international experiences, recommendations are made for implementation of gradual and planned transition processes, with emphasis on the design and implementation of transition policies, establishment of multidisciplinary teams and transition planning. We discuss aspects related to coordination of teams, transfer timing, self-care and autonomy, transition records, adolescent and family participation, need for emotional support, ethical aspects involved, importance of confidentiality, need for professional training, and the need for evaluation and further research on the subject.
