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Transition Program For Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease Focusing On Self-Management Knowledge, Elizabeth A. Hartman Valles, Kathleen Sweeney Cpnp, Jeffrey Frazer M.D.
Transition Program For Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease Focusing On Self-Management Knowledge, Elizabeth A. Hartman Valles, Kathleen Sweeney Cpnp, Jeffrey Frazer M.D.
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Introduction: The primary goal of this project was to implement a pilot transition education program to prepare adolescents with congenital heart defects (CHD) by increasing knowledge about self-management of their health condition.
Method: An educational program was developed and included use of an interactive binder. A total of 20 adolescents with CHD between the ages of 16 – 18 years participated in transition education during a single outpatient cardiology visit with pre and post education knowledge assessment performed using the Leuven Knowledge Questionnaire for Congenital Heart Disease (LKQCHD).
Results: Following participation in the transition education, the overall mean knowledge scores …