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Journal of Transition Medicine

Official Journal of the Society of Transition Medicine

ISSN: 2568-2407

Editors-in-chief: Martina Oldhafer, Lars Pape

Editorial Board: Golo Ahlenstiel, Khush Amaria, Michelle Batthish, Holger Cario, Bianca Jane Davidson, Jens Dingemann, Jan Willem Gorter, Paul Harden, Kristiina Kyrklund, Alexander Münchau, Susanne Schalm, Jo Wray

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The　Journal of Transition Medicine (JTM) is to be officially discontinued at the end of the year and we don’t accept any submission of manuscripts

Journal of Transition Medicine is the OPEN ACCESS Journal of the SOCIETY OF TRANSITION MEDICINE.

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The Journal of Transition Medicine (JTM) is a multidisciplinary, open access, peer-reviewed journal seeking to publish new research findings in the field of transition medicine ranging from the basic biological and behavioral sciences to public health and policy. The journal is aiming to help young people with chronic diseases to receive better medical care throughout the transition from paediatric to adult medicine. Besides medical doctors, all disciplines working with or committed to improving transitional care, e.g. sociologists, psychologists, social workers, nurses or health service researchers, are asked for submissions. All contributions submitted for publication undergo single-blind peer-review by at least two renowned experts in the field, selected and invited by the Editor-in-Chiefs, allowing a first decision to be reached within 35 days of submission.

The Journal of Transition Medicine is the official organ of the Society for Transition Medicine (GfTM), a multidisciplinary organization committed to improve the healthcare transition of adolescent patients. One of the society's primary goals is the development, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific and scholarly knowledge unique to transition medicine. To meet this goal, the society established the Journal of Transition Medicine in 2017.

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behavioral sciences
education
health service
medical care
mental health
nursing
politics
psychology
public health
social work
sociology
youth development

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JTM welcomes English language Original Articles, Reviews, Case Reports, Patient Reports, Opinion Papers, and Perspectives covering all topics related to the transition from paediatric to adult medicine. JTM also publishes Editorials, Letters to the Editor, as well as Guidelines and Recommendations.

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All articles published in the Journal of Transition Medicine are fully open access. The article processing charge is 500 EUR.

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The Journal of Transition Medicine (JTM) was founded in 2017 by the Society for Transition Medicine.

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Volume 5 Issue 1

January 2023

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Open Access July 26, 2023

Navigating liminal spaces together: a qualitative metasynthesis of youth and parent experiences of healthcare transition

Katherine South, Christine DeForge, Carol Anne Celona, Arlene Smaldone, Maureen George

Article number: 20220004

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Transition from pediatric to adult care for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with chronic illness affects the entire family. However, little research has compared AYA and parent experiences of transition. Using Sandelowski and Barroso’s method, the aim of this metasynthesis was to summarize findings of qualitative studies focusing on the transition experiences of AYAs and their parents across different chronic physical illnesses. PubMed, EMBASE and CINAHL were searched followed by forward and backward citation searching. Two authors completed a two-step screening process. Quality was appraised using Guba’s criteria for qualitative rigor. Study characteristics and second order constructs were extracted by two authors and an iterative codebook guided coding and data synthesis. Of 1,644 records identified, 63 studies met inclusion criteria and reflect data from 1,106 AYAs and 397 parents across 18 diagnoses. Three themes were synthesized: transition is dynamic and experienced differently (differing perceptions of role change and growth during emerging adulthood), need for a supported and gradual transition (transition preparation and the factors which influence it) and liminal space (feeling stuck between pediatric and adult care). While AYAs and parents experience some aspects of transition differently, themes were similar across chronic illnesses which supports the development of disease agnostic transition preparation interventions. Transition preparation should support shifting family roles and responsibilities and offer interventions which align with AYA and family preferences.

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Manuscripts must be written in clear and concise English
All articles published by Journal of Transition Medicine are fully open access - please fill out the License to Publish and upload it together with your mansucript
For every submission to JTM, authors have to fill out and upload the Template for Ethical and Legal Declarations at the time of the original submission. Instructions on how to make declarations can be found here.
The Article processing charge is 500 EUR. If you are a member of the Society of Transition Medicine, or you have been acquired as author by a board member of the journal, you will not be asked to pay for your submission. In both cases the Society of Transition Medicine will cover the processing charges
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Editorial

Editor-in-Chief

Martina Oldhafer, Change Projekt Manager, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel/Germany
Lars Pape, Department of Pediatrics II, University Hospital of Essen, Essen/Germany

Associate Editors

Golo Ahlenstiel, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney/Australia
Khush Amaria, Good 2 Go Transition Program, Division of Adolescent Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto/Canada
Michelle Batthish, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton/Canada
Holger Cario, Clinic of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm/Germany
Bianca Davidson, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town/South Africa
Jens Dingemann, Center of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover/Germany
Jan Willem Gorter, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton/Canada
Paul Harden, Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University Hospital, Oxford/UK
Kristiina Kyrklund, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Helsinki, Helsinki/Finnland
Alexander Münchau, Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck/Germany
Susanne Schalm, Hauner Children's Hospital, Medical Center of the University of Munich, Munich/Germany
Joe Wray, Centre for Nursing and Allied Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London/UK

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E-mail: JTM.Editorial@degruyter.com

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Type: Journal
Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
First published: March 20, 2019
Publication Frequency: 1 Issue per Year