Psychosocial Outcomes and Transition Readiness in Uveitis

Completed

• Conditions: Uveitis

• Registration Number: NCT03554824
• Lead Sponsor: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

It is widely acknowledged that the transition from paediatric to adult health services should be a multidimensional and multidisciplinary process that addresses the medical, psychosocial, and educational needs of adolescents and young adults (AYA). Despite this, there is currently a scarcity of research examining the relationships between psychosocial factors (e.g., anxiety, social support) and transition readiness in AYA with uveitis. This study therefore aims to examine the relationships between psychosocial factors and transition readiness in pre-transfer adolescents and post-transfer young adults aged 10-25 years diagnosed with JIA at a single centre.

In total, 25 adolescents aged 10-16 years, together with a parent/guardian, will participate at Sheffield Children's Hospital and 10 young adults aged 16-25 years will participate at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. Participants completed a battery of self-report questionnaire measuring psychosocial factors (anxiety/depression, social support, family functioning, health-related quality of life) and transition readiness (transition knowledge and skills, self-efficacy). Uveitis disease severity was also measured during clinic appointments. A subset of participants will also be asked to take part in a focus group. This study received full ethical approval, and all participants will give their written informed assent or consent before taking part.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-03
• Study First Submitted: 2018-05-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-05-31
• Study First Posted: 2018-06-13
• Primary Completion: 2018-08-14
• Study Completion: 2018-08-14
• Status Verified: 2018-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-09-06
• Last Update Posted: 2018-09-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of uveitis
• Uveitis managed by either Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust or Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria

• No diagnosis of uveitis
• Uveitis not managed by either Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust or Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Not fluent in English

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Generalised Anxiety	Day 1, when participants complete the study questionnaire	Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 Questionnaire (Spitzer et al., 2006)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Family functioning	Day 1, when participants complete the study questionnaire	Bath Adolescent Pain Questionnaire Family Functioning Subscale (Eccleston et al., 2005)
Health-related quality of life	Day 1, when participants complete the study questionnaire	Paediatric Quality of Life Generic Module (Varni et al., 2002)
Social support	Day 1, when participants complete the study questionnaire	Bath Adolescent Pain Questionnaire Social Support Subscale (Eccleston et al., 2005)
Uveitis disease severity	Day 1, during hospital clinic appointment	Standardization of uveitis nomenclature (SUN) scores will be used to assess uveitis disease severity.
Depression	Day 1, when participants complete the study questionnaire	Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (Spitzer et al., 1999)
Prosocial and problem behaviours	Day 1, when participants complete the study questionnaire	Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Goodman, 1997)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust; 🇬🇧 Sheffield, United Kingdom