Table 2 Adolescents’ perceptions of current care (n = 242)
From: Reducing bottlenecks: professionals’ and adolescents’ experiences with transitional care delivery
Mean (SD) at T0 | Mean (SD) at T1 | Change (T0 – T1) (SD) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Has staff who know how to talk and listen to teenagers | 5.7 (1.7) | 5.7 (1.5) | 0.0 (1.9) | 0.813 |
Treats me as an individual and understands my specific needs | 5.5 (1.7) | 5.4 (1.8) | 0.1 (2.2) | 0.312 |
Has staff who understand the realities of being a teenager | 5.6 (1.7) | 5.4 (1.7) | 0.1 (2.1) | 0.364 |
Providers work well together | 5.5 (1.6) | 5.3 (1.8) | 0.2 (2.0) | 0.092 |
Is interested in me as a person, not just the illness | 5.3 (1.8) | 5.2 (1.8) | 0.1 (2.3) | 0.454 |
Allows me to make my own decisions about health care options in my own time | 5.3 (1.8) | 5.2 (1.9) | 0.1 (2.3) | 0.337 |
Gives me opportunities to be seen in the clinic alone (if i want to) | 5.4 (2.0) | 5.8 (1.7) | -0.4 (2.0) | <0.001 |
Provides information to other professionals involved in my health care (e.g. family doctor) | 4.8 (1.8) | 4.7 (1.8) | 0.1 (2.3) | 0.673 |
Allows me to decide who should be in the consultation/examination room | 4.6 (2.2) | 5.0 (2.0) | -0.4 (2.5) | <0.05 |
Helps me to prepare for my move to adult services | 4.4 (1.9) | 4.5 (2.0) | -0.1 (2.4) | 0.470 |
Helps me to plan for my future | 4.1 (1.9) | 4.2 (2.0) | 0.0 (2.4) | 0.913 |
Providers from paediatric and adult care arrange joint appointments/consulting hours for adolescents | 4.1 (2.0) | 4.0 (2.1) | 0.1 (2.5) | 0.423 |
Helps me to improve independence by using an action plan | 4.0 (2.0) | 4.0 (1.9) | 0.0 (2.4) | 0.848 |
Does not waste my time at the clinic | 4.3 (2.0) | 4.2 (1.9) | 0.1 (2.4) | 0.626 |
Has staff who i can talk to about sensitive or difficult issues | 4.9 (2.0) | 5.0 (1.9) | -0.1 (2.3) | 0.575 |
Has a specific staff member who is coordinating my transitional care | 3.7 (1.9) | 4.0 (1.9) | -0.3 (2.3) | 0.083 |