Navigating Transition to Adulthood in Epilepsy Patients: A Multidisciplinary Approach.

IF 6.3 2区医学 Q1 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Epilepsy Currents Pub Date : 2025-03-25 eCollection Date: 2025-05-01 DOI:10.1177/15357597251324034

Yinchen Song, L David Klemens, Hallie Orton, Audrey Kennedy, Jana E Jones, Sucheta Joshi, Meghann Kelly

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The transition from pediatric to adult healthcare systems is a critical yet complex process for individuals with epilepsy, requiring careful attention to both medical and psychosocial aspects. This review highlights best practices and strategies to facilitate effective transitions, focusing on the roles of multidisciplinary teams, communication strategies, shared decision-making, and transition readiness assessment. Key topics include early and ongoing communication, promoting patient autonomy, addressing mental health comorbidities, and implementing transition readiness assessments such as the Epilepsy Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (EpiTRAQ). Additionally, the review evaluates models for transition clinics, emphasizing the importance of sustainability, collaboration, and tailored interventions. By leveraging these insights, healthcare professionals can support young adults with epilepsy in achieving independence and optimal health outcomes as they navigate the challenges of transitioning to adult care.

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导航过渡到成年癫痫患者：一个多学科的方法。

对于癫痫患者来说，从儿科医疗保健系统向成人医疗保健系统的过渡是一个关键而复杂的过程，需要在医疗和社会心理两方面予以密切关注。本综述强调了促进有效转换的最佳实践和策略，重点关注多学科团队的角色、沟通策略、共享决策和转换准备评估。关键主题包括早期和持续的沟通，促进患者自主性，解决精神健康合并症，以及实施过渡准备评估，如癫痫过渡准备评估问卷（EpiTRAQ）。此外，该综述评估了过渡诊所的模式，强调了可持续性、合作和量身定制的干预措施的重要性。通过利用这些见解，医疗保健专业人员可以支持患有癫痫的年轻成年人实现独立和最佳健康结果，因为他们应对过渡到成人护理的挑战。

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Epilepsy Currents CLINICAL NEUROLOGY-

CiteScore

2.40

自引率

5.60%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Epilepsy Currents is an open access, bi-monthly current-awareness journal providing reviews, commentaries and abstracts from the world’s literature on the research and treatment of epilepsy. Epilepsy Currents surveys and comments on all important research and developments in a format that is easy to read and reference. Each issue is divided into two main sections: Basic Science and Clinical Science. An outstanding Editorial Board reviews the literature and assigns topics and articles to world experts for comment. In addition, the Editors commission authoritative review articles on important subjects.