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Adherence to Type 1 Diabetes Care Visits After Transfer From Pediatric to Adult Care: A Prospective Cohort Study
Simon Lafontaine1, Elise Mok2, Jennifer Frei2
1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Objective:
The objectives of this study were to describe health care utilization by adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes after transfer from pediatric to adult care and to determine predictors of nonadherence to diabetes care visits after this transition.
Research Design And Methods:
This was a prospective cohort study following adolescents with type 1 diabetes for 18 months after their last pediatric visit from 2017 to 2021. We assessed health care utilization using Quebec health administrative data. The primary exposure was delay in establishing adult diabetes care, defined as a delay of >6 months between the last pediatric and the first adult diabetes care visit. Secondary exposures were self-reported self-efficacy, transition readiness, and diabetes distress before transferring to adult care. The primary outcome was nonadherence, defined as having gap(s) of >6 months between adult diabetes care visits. Secondary outcomes were one or more diabetes-related emergency department (ED) visit and one or more diabetes-related hospitalization. We used multivariable logistic regression to identify predictors of nonadherence to diabetes care visits after transition to adult care.
Results:
Fifteen of 74 participants (20%) had delays in establishing adult diabetes care. Twenty participants (27%) were nonadherent to adult diabetes care visits. Six participants (8.1%) had one or more ED visit, and one participant (1.4%) was hospitalized after transferring to adult care. Delay in establishing adult care was associated with subsequent nonadherence to adult diabetes care visits (adjusted odds ratio 29.9, 95% CI 5.3-169.9).
Conclusion:
Health care utilization after transfer to adult care is suboptimal in young adults with type 1 diabetes. Delayed transfer of care puts young adults at risk of disengaging from adult diabetes care.
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