Andrew S Mackie1, Gwen R Rempel2, Adrienne H Kovacs3, Miriam Kaufman4, Kathryn N Rankin5, Ahlexxi Jelen6, Maryna Yaskina7, Renee Sananes6, Erwin Oechslin3, Dimi Dragieva6, Sonila Mustafa6, Elina Williams8, Michelle Schuh8, Cedric Manlhiot6, Samantha J Anthony6, Joyce Magill-Evans9, David Nicholas10, Brian W McCrindle4. 1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: andrew.mackie@ualberta.ca. 2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada. 3. University Health Network, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 4. The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 5. Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 6. The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 7. Women and Children's Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 8. Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 9. Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 10. Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is little evidence regarding the efficacy of interventions to prepare adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD) to enter adult care. OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of a nurse-led transition intervention on lapses between pediatric and adult care. METHODS: A cluster randomized clinical trial was conducted of a nurse-led transition intervention for 16- to 17-year-olds with moderate or complex CHD versus usual care. The intervention group received two 1-h individualized sessions targeting CHD education and self-management skills. The primary outcome was excess time to adult CHD care, defined as the interval between the final pediatric and first adult cardiology appointments, minus the recommended time interval, analyzed by using Cox proportional hazards regression accounting for clustering. Secondary outcomes included scores on the MyHeart CHD knowledge survey and the Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire. RESULTS:A total of 121 participants were randomized to receive the intervention (n = 58) or usual care (n = 63). At the recommended time of first adult appointment (excess time = 0), intervention participants were 1.8 times more likely to have their appointment within 1 month (95% confidence interval: 1.1 to 2.9; Cox regression, p = 0.018). This hazard increased with time; at an excess time of 6 months, intervention participants were 3.0 times more likely to have an appointment within 1 month (95% confidence interval: 1.1 to 8.3). The intervention group had higher scores at 1, 6, 12, and 18 months on the MyHeart knowledge survey (mixed models, p < 0.001) and the Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire self-management index (mixed models, p = 0.032). CONCLUSIONS: A nurse-led intervention reduced the likelihood of a delay in adult CHD care and improved CHD knowledge and self-management skills. (Congenital Heart Adolescents Participating in Transition Evaluation Research [CHAPTER 2]; NCT01723332).
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BACKGROUND: There is little evidence regarding the efficacy of interventions to prepare adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD) to enter adult care. OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of a nurse-led transition intervention on lapses between pediatric and adult care. METHODS: A cluster randomized clinical trial was conducted of a nurse-led transition intervention for 16- to 17-year-olds with moderate or complex CHD versus usual care. The intervention group received two 1-h individualized sessions targeting CHD education and self-management skills. The primary outcome was excess time to adult CHD care, defined as the interval between the final pediatric and first adult cardiology appointments, minus the recommended time interval, analyzed by using Cox proportional hazards regression accounting for clustering. Secondary outcomes included scores on the MyHeart CHD knowledge survey and the Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire. RESULTS: A total of 121 participants were randomized to receive the intervention (n = 58) or usual care (n = 63). At the recommended time of first adult appointment (excess time = 0), intervention participants were 1.8 times more likely to have their appointment within 1 month (95% confidence interval: 1.1 to 2.9; Cox regression, p = 0.018). This hazard increased with time; at an excess time of 6 months, intervention participants were 3.0 times more likely to have an appointment within 1 month (95% confidence interval: 1.1 to 8.3). The intervention group had higher scores at 1, 6, 12, and 18 months on the MyHeart knowledge survey (mixed models, p < 0.001) and the Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire self-management index (mixed models, p = 0.032). CONCLUSIONS: A nurse-led intervention reduced the likelihood of a delay in adult CHD care and improved CHD knowledge and self-management skills. (Congenital Heart Adolescents Participating in Transition Evaluation Research [CHAPTER 2]; NCT01723332).
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