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Provider Perspectives and Patient Abilities

Provider Perspectives and Patient Abilities. Laurie Fishman, M.D. PAS Symposium April 27, 2012 Children ’ s Hospital Boston.

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Provider Perspectives and Patient Abilities

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  1. Provider Perspectives andPatient Abilities Laurie Fishman, M.D. PAS Symposium April 27, 2012 Children’s Hospital Boston

  2. What are the clinician’s beliefs and perceptions regarding transition and transfer at Children’s Hospital, Boston? Susan M. Fernandes, M.H.P., P.A.-C.; Laurie Fishman, M.D.; Joanne O’Sullivan-Oliveira, Ph.D., F.N.P.,B.C.; Sonja Ziniel, Ph.D; Patrice Melvin, M.P.H; Paul Khairy, M.D., Ph.D.; Rebecca O’Brien, M.D.; Romi Webster, M.P.H., M.D.; Michael J. Landzberg, M.D.; Gregory Sawicki, M.P.H., M.D. From the Departments of Cardiology, Medicine and Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

  3. CHB Provider Survey • Cross sectional web based multiple-choice survey • Outpatient clinicians at CHB (care for pts >11 years of age) across all specialties • Staff physicians • Nurses • Physician assistants • Social workers • IRB approved study • Response rate overall 76% (72-100%)

  4. Provider Demographics

  5. Providers differ in triggers for transfer to adult care Percentage of each provider group responding to whether the characteristic should require transfer to adult centered provider

  6. Percentage of providers reporting witnessing or experiencing these barriers to transfer of care to adult care providers

  7. Age Appropriate Care • 43% of clinicians felt they could provide age appropriate care to pts >25 years of age • 23% of clinicians felt they could provide age appropriate care to pts >50 years of age • Additional analyses of those clinician without adult internal medicine training • 20% felt they could provide age appropriate care to pts >30 years of age • 12% thought they could provide age appropriate care to pts >40 years of age

  8. Of the 58% who assess skills 95% assess informally

  9. Do We Know Adult Provider Expectations? • Pediatric providers had differing ideas regarding knowledge, independence • Patients move to other parts of the country – perhaps other providers differ from our local colleagues Hait JPGN 2009

  10. Format • 1134 adult GI providers identified by AGA membership directory • Solicited by email - electronic survey • Questions regarding young adult patients transferring INTO practice • Asked if issue was important (1 to 5) and if often problematic (yes/no)

  11. Demographics of adult GI responders N=363 (34%)

  12. Most problems reported in:

  13. Least problems reported in:

  14. Specific issues in adolescents 70% 42%

  15. Patient Surveys • Ambulatory setting, age >9 • 294 surveys (82%) returned • Medication name, dose, side effect (fill in before seeing provider) Fishman JPGN 2011

  16. Patients tended to know name and dose of medication (78% overall)

  17. When do patients take over care from their parents? Health Maintenance behaviors regarding medication, during clinic visit, between visit 1 my parents only 2 mostly my parents 3 we share equally 4 mostly me 5 I totally do it myself van Groningen IBD 2012

  18. Children's Responsibility by Age Medication-Related Behaviors 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 10- 13- 16- 19- >21 10- 13- 16- 19- >21 10- 13- 16- 19- >21 12 15 18 21 12 15 18 21 12 15 18 21 Order Refills Remember To Take Go To Pharmacy Medications Percentage of patients of each reporting “mostly me” or “I totally do it myself” when asked who usually does these tasks

  19. Percentage of patients of each age reporting “mostly me” or” I totally do it myself” when asked who usually contact the doctor if there is a problem between visits, who schedules appointments, who remembers appointments, and who gets you to the appointments.

  20. Children's Responsibility by Age Visit-Related Behaviors 100% 80 % 60% 40% 20% 0% >21 >21 >21 >21 13- 16- 19- 10- 13- 10- 13- 16- 19- 19- 10- 16- 16- 19- 10- 13- Prepares Main Talking Answers Asks Questions Questions Questions Percentage of patients of each reporting “mostly me” or “I totally do it myself” when asked who usually does these tasks

  21. Concluding thoughts Helpful to have evidence that includes: • Input from all stakeholders • Adult providers • Parents • Post transition patients • Pediatric providers • Baseline information • Specific information

  22. References Hait EJ, Barendse RM, Arnold JH, Valim C, Sands BE, Korzenik JR, Fishman LN. Transition of adolescents with IBD from pediatric to adult care: a survey of adult gastroenterologists. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2009; 48:61-65. Fernandes S, Fishman LN, O’Sullivan-Oliveira J, Ziniel S, Melvin P, Khairy P, O’Brien R, Webster R, Landzberg M, Sawicki G. Current practices for the transition and transfer of patients with a wide spectrum of pediatric-onset chronic diseases: Results of a clinician survey at a free-standing pediatric hospital. Int J Child Adol Health 2010 3(4): 507-517. Fishman, LN, Houtman D, van Groningren JT, Arnold J Ziniel S. Medication Knowledge: an Initial Step in Self-management for Adolescents and Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. JPGN 2011 53(6):641-5.

  23. Ref cont. Fernandes SM, Lanzberg MJ, Fishman LN, Khairy P, Sawicki GS, Ziniel S, Melvin P, OSullivan-Oliveira J, Greenspan P, Bhatt AB. Clinician perceptions of transition of patients with pediatric-onset chronic disease to adult medical care: Comparing a pediatric facility integrated within an adult institution with a free-standing pediatric hospital. Int J Child Adolesc Health 2012;5(3): in press. van Groningen J, Ziniel S, Arnold J, Fishman LN.When independent health care behaviors develop in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2012: in press O’Sullivan-Oliveira J, Fernandes SM, Borges LF, Fishman LN. Transition of Pediatric Patients to Adult Care: An Analysis of Provider Opinion Across Discipline and Role. Ped Nurs 2012: in press

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