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Objective: To explore gender differences in experiences of transitioning to adult health care among youth with acquired brain injury (ABI) who are part of a co-ordinated model of transitional care. Design: A descriptive design using... more
Objective: To explore gender differences in experiences of transitioning to adult health care among youth with acquired brain injury (ABI) who are part of a co-ordinated model of transitional care. Design: A descriptive design using in-depth qualitative interviews. Setting: Interviews with youth and parents were conducted over the phone, in person, in the home and at a rehabilitation hospital. Participants: Eighteen participants, including ten youth (6 males and 4 females, including 1 by parent proxy) and nine parents (8 female, 1 male) from the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario Canada. Youth were aged between 19 and 21 years and had a diagnosis of ABI. Interventions: Not applicable. Main outcome measure: Semi-structured interviews with participants. Results: Our findings highlight several commonalities and differences relative to sex / gender for youth with ABI who are transitioning from pediatric to adult care. Both males and females experienced a similar transition process, organizat...
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LIFEspan is a service delivery model of continuous coordinated care developed and implemented by a cross-organization partnership between a pediatric and an adult rehabilitation hospital. Previous work explored enablers and barriers to... more
LIFEspan is a service delivery model of continuous coordinated care developed and implemented by a cross-organization partnership between a pediatric and an adult rehabilitation hospital. Previous work explored enablers and barriers to establishing the partnership service. This paper examines healthcare professionals' (HCPs') experiences of 'real world' service delivery aimed at supporting transitional rehabilitative care for youth with disabilities. This qualitative study - part of an ongoing mixed method longitudinal study - elicited HCPs' perspectives on their experiences of LIFEspan service delivery through in-depth interviews. Data were categorized into themes of service delivery activities, then interpreted from the lens of a service integration/coordination framework. Five main service delivery themes were identified: 1) addressing youth's transition readiness and capacities; 2) shifting responsibility for healthcare management from parents to youth; 3...
Research Interests:
To explore gender differences in experiences of transitioning to adult health care among youth with acquired brain injury (ABI) who take part in a co-ordinated model of transitional care. A descriptive design using in-depth... more
To explore gender differences in experiences of transitioning to adult health care among youth with acquired brain injury (ABI) who take part in a co-ordinated model of transitional care. A descriptive design using in-depth semi-structured qualitative interviews. Interviews with youth and parents were conducted over the phone, in person, in the home, and at a rehabilitation hospital. Eighteen participants, including ten youth (4 female, 6 male) and nine parents (8 female, 1 male) from the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. Youth were between 19 and 21 years old and had a diagnosis of ABI. Not applicable. Semi-structured interviews with participants. Our findings highlight several commonalities and differences relatvie to sex/gender among youth with ABI who are transitioning from pediatric to adult care. Both male and female youth experienced a similar transition process and similar organization, continuity, and availability of care. Gender differences were found in relational fa...