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ERIC ED326025: Transition Needs for Children with Chronic Illness i... |
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The study examined agreement and disagreement between 24 |
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adolescents (age 15-20) with chronic illness and their |
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mothers on questions relating to the adolescent's |
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transition into adulthood. The subjects were divided into |
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two groups: one with mobility impairments and one with |
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general health impairments. Areas examined included |
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health, finances, work, living arrangements, recreation, |
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mobility, communication, self-care, and socialization. |
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Significant differences were found between: (1) |
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adolescents with mobility impairments and their parents |
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regarding whether they would have health problems as |
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adults; (2) adolescents in each group and their parents |
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regarding whether they expect to have children; (3) |
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adolescents in each group and their parents regarding |
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whether or not they had knowledge of financial programs |
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and/or agencies. Seventy-five percent of the adolescents |
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felt that they could fully support themselves as adults, |
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while only 33% of the mothers of general health-impaired |
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adolescents and 67% of the mothers of mobility-impaired |
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adolescents felt so. Compared to the general health- |
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impaired adolescents, more adolescents with mobility |
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impairments and their mothers identified a need for |
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special living arrangements as adults. Future normal |
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employment was agreed upon by adolescents and their |
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mothers. (40 references) (JDD) |
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Date Published: 2014-11-21 01:27:12 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED326025 |
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Item Size: 21136615 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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