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Experiences of youth with medical complexity and their families during the transition to adulthood: a meta-ethnography

Abstract

Youth with medical complexity (YMC) are a small subset of youth who have a combination of severe functional limitations and extensive health service use. As these youth become adults, they are required to transition to adult health, education, and social services. The transition to adult services is especially difficult for YMC due to the sheer number of services that they access. Service disruptions can have profound impacts on YMC and their …

Authors

Li L; Bird M; Carter N; Ploeg J; Gorter JW; Strachan PH

Journal

Journal of Transition Medicine, Vol. 2, No. 1,

Publisher

De Gruyter

DOI

10.1515/jtm-2020-0002

ISSN

2568-2407