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Coping Strategies and Social Support for Transition Readiness Among Youth With Sickle Cell Disease
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Abstract
Importance: Suboptimal transitions from pediatric to adult health care can negatively impact disease outcomes, medication regimen adherence, and disease self-management in adulthood. Little is known about whether the presence of coping strategies in young adults (YAs) with sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with higher transition readiness scores.
Objective: To evaluate whether coping strategies and social support are associated with higher transition readiness scores in YAs with SCD.