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OBJECTIVE: To explore gender and sex differences in experiences of transitioning
to adult health care among young adults with acquired brain injury (ABI) who take
part in a coordinated model of transitional care. DESIGN: Descriptive design
using in-depth semistructured qualitative interviews.
SETTING: Interviews over
the phone and in person. PARTICIPANTS: Participants
(N=18) included 10 young
adults with a diagnosis of ABI (4 women, 6 men; age range, 19-21y) and 9 parents
(8 women, 1 man) from the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. INTERVENTIONS:
Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Semistructured interviews with
participants. RESULTS: Our findings highlight several commonalities and
differences relative to sex and gender among young adults with ABI who are
transitioning from pediatric to adult care. Both young adult men and women
experienced a similar transition process and similar organization, continuity,
and availability of care. Sex differences were found in relational factors (eg,
communication, family involvement, social support). Young adult men, and parents
of the men, differed in their transition regarding relational factors (eg,
communication, family involvement). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings show that young
adult men and women with ABI who have taken part in a transition preparation
program experience similarities in organization, continuity, and availability of
care, but they experience differences in relational factors (eg, communication,
family involvement).
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