The Maestro Project: A Patient Navigator for the Transition of Care for Youth With Type 1 Diabetes

The Maestro Project: A Patient Navigator for the Transition of Care for Youth With Type 1 Diabetes

The passage from childhood to adult life can be a very challenging time for young people and their families. For youth with type 1 diabetes, this transition is made more difficult because it is accompanied by changes in their health care needs and delivery. This article describes "Building Conn...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diabetes spectrum 2011-01, Vol.24 (1), p.9-13
Hauptverfasser: Van Walleghem, Norma, MacDonald, Catherine A., Dean, Heather J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Care and treatment
Diabetes
Diabetes therapy
Diagnosis
Health care
Hospitals
Management
Methods
Patient outcomes
Transitions
Type 1 diabetes
Young adults
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Zusammenfassung:The passage from childhood to adult life can be a very challenging time for young people and their families. For youth with type 1 diabetes, this transition is made more difficult because it is accompanied by changes in their health care needs and delivery. This article describes "Building Connections: The Maestro Project," a transitional support and navigator program that was initiated to assist young adults with type 1 diabetes as they transfer from pediatric to adult diabetes care. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1040-9165
1944-7353
DOI:10.2337/diaspect.24.1.9