Quiz 2: What is a health care transition?

The transition to adult care typically happens between ages 18 and 21. Take this quiz to find how much you understand about your health care transition (HCT) and why it happens.

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* 1. As an adolescent, you have likely been relying on your parents or caregivers to:

a. Interact with your health care team.

b. Make sure you get the health care services you need.

c. Make health care decisions for you.

d. Get your prescriptions.

e. All of the above.

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* 2. Why do you need to transition from pediatric to adult care?

a. You’ll no longer live at home.

b. You’ll have an adult job.

c. Your pediatrician will stop seeing you when you turn 18.

d. When you are 18, you are considered an adult in most states, and new privacy laws go into effect.

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* 3. What changes when you transition to adult care?

a. Care is centered around you.

b. You see your providers on your own (unless you ask others to join you).

c. Your health information is private (unless you choose to share it).

d. You make health care decisions for yourself.

e. All of the above.

f. B and C.

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* 4. The realization that the transition from pediatric to adult care requires special planning and monitoring is relatively new. Your provider may:

a. Have no training on the need for a transition plan.

b. Have no training on how to create a plan.

c. Have no formal HCT process in place.

d. Refuse to support you during your HCT.

e. A, B and C

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* 5. Young adults who have a poor HCT may experience which of the following?

a. More surgeries

b. More emergency room visits and hospital admissions

c. More disease activity and complications

d. A poorer health-related quality of life

e. All of the above

f. A and C

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* 6. Some patients with SBS may benefit from modifications to their HCT plans based on their needs. Which of the following is not recommended when customizing an HCT plan?

a. Flexibility deciding the age of transfer to adult care

b. A delay in transfers to specialists

c. A delay in initiating HCT planning and discussion until age 25

d. More support with care coordination

e. Use of peer and/or community health workers

f. Strong links with other support systems, such as education, independent living, community and employment