Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) affected by chronic immunological disease: A tool-box for success during the transition to adult care.
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Date publication
décembre 2018
Journal
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MARTIN Thierry
Tous les auteurs :
Guffroy A, Martin T, Korganow AS
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
Adolescence is a time of physical, psychological and social changes between childhood and adulthood. All adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are in transition and experience key underlying processes that will influence their later life. It is a critical period, particularly for AYAs with a chronic medical condition. Diseases can start at any point during adolescence. The transition of care will concern health care providers, as well as more unexpected actors such as social workers, teachers, business managers and the family. In this review, we focus on transition in primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) and autoimmune diseases (AIDs). We describe the challenges and needs of transition in the field. Questions that AYAs with PID and/or AID must face during transition in their familial, professional and personal life are discussed. We expose a practical, AYA centered approach to help physicians in their daily practice, and we propose a position for the future.
Mots clés
Adolescent, Autoimmune diseases, Primary immunodeficiencies, Transition of care, Young adults
Référence
Clin. Immunol.. 2018 Dec;197:198-204