Study protocol: a pragmatic trial reviewing the effectiveness of the TransitionMate mobile application in supporting self-management and transition to adult healthcare services for young people with chronic illnesses

• Main Authors: Jeffrey Yeung (Author), Yisselle I. Virella Pérez (Author), Shehani C. Samarasinghe (Author), Vhari Forsyth (Author), Vathsala Agarwalla (Author), Katharine Steinbeck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Transition from paediatric to adult heath care services is a challenging time for many adolescents with chronic illnesses and may include deterioration in illness control as a consequence of inadequate self-management skills, poor understanding of their chronic illness and failur...