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Primary care during the transition to adult care for adolescents involved with pediatric specialty services: a scoping review protocol.

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Abstract
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Of the 15-20% of youth in North America affected by a chronic health condition (e.g., type 1 diabetes, cystic fibrosis) and/or mental health or neurodevelopmental disorder (e.g., depression, eating disorder, Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder), many often require lifelong specialist healthcare services. Ongoing primary care during childhood and into young adulthood is recommended by best practice guidelines. To date, it is largely unknown if, how, and when primary care physicians (PCPs; such as family physicians) collaborate with specialists as AYAs leave pediatric-oriented services. The proposed scoping review will synthesize the available literature on the roles of PCPs for AYAs with chronic conditions leaving pediatric specialty care and identify potential benefits and challenges of maintaining PCP involvement during transition.

Year of Publication
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2021
Journal
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Systematic reviews
Volume
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10
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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46
Date Published
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2021
URL
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https://systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13643-021-01593-w
DOI
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10.1186/s13643-021-01593-w
Short Title
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Syst Rev
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