The Effect of Structured Transition Care Model Applied to Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease

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Conditions studied: Congenital Heart Disease in Adolescence

In brief

Congenital heart disease is one of the most common congenital defects with a high mortality and morbidity rate. Children with congenital heart disease step from pediatric care to adult care during adolescence. This situation has brought up transitional care, which is defined as "the purposeful and planned movement of adolescents and young adults with chronic physical and medical conditions from pediatric to adult-oriented health systems". Since adolescents with congenital heart disease are at high risk for complications in adulthood, it is very important to raise awareness, increase the level of readiness for adult care and gain self-management skills during the transition phase. This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to evaluate the effect of the developmental transition care model applied to adolescents with congenital heart disease during the transition from pediatric care to adult care on the transition readiness level, self-management skills and care satisfaction of adolescents. Studies have shown that both adolescents with congenital heart disease and their caregivers need professional support, appropriate transition education and care before transition to adult care in order to increase adaptation to adult care, to gain self-management skills and to reduce their concerns. Studies in which adolescents are followed up after transition to adult care show that when the transition process is not successfully completed, there is excessive time between the last pediatric control and the first adult control or there are losses in further follow-up. Although there are studies in our country in which transition care is applied, this study is planned because there is no intervention study in which developmental transition care model is applied to adolescents with congenital heart disease. It is thought that this study will increase the transition readiness levels, self-management skills and care satisfaction of adolescents with congenital heart disease and guide the nurses working with them.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06433401

Run by

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

People needed

70

Starts

2024-08-29

Expected to finish

2025-03-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-01-31

Who can join

Age: 16 and older, up to 20. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Voluntarily agree to participate in the research
• To be between the ages of 16-20,
• Having a diagnosis of congenital heart disease,
• Being followed up with a diagnosis of congenital heart disease for at least one year in the polyclinics where the study was conducted,
• To be able to communicate in Turkish,
• Not having any mental deficiency that may prevent communication

You may not qualify if…

• Refusing to participate in the research,
• Not being able to communicate in Turkish,
• Not showing up regularly for follow-ups,
• Having any mental disability that may prevent communication

Where it is running

• Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Ankara Etlik City Hospital — Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)
• Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Ankara Etlik City Hospital — Ankara, Ankara Yenimahalle, Turkey (Türkiye)

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