Self-reported health care self-care needs of transition-age youth: a pilot study

Abstract

The purpose of this pilot study was to describe the self-reported health care self-care needs and skills of transition-aged youth referred for transition services. Data were obtained from California Healthy and Ready to Work Transition Assessment Tool through a retrospective chart review. Yes, no, and with assistance responses were rank ordered according to the sample and subgroupings of youth. Of the items, 30% were answered affirmatively by 80% or more of respondents. Nearly 20% of the items were answered as "no" by respondents. A few items were answered "with assistance" by less than 30% of respondents. Data were rank ordered according to diagnostic group. The cancer group (n = 8) reported 100% "yes" responses to 12 items, compared with 2 for the developmental disabilities group (n = 7) and none for the "other" group (n = 10). Seven of the domains had Kuder-Richardson levels >0.60. Spearman nonparametric correlation analyses were conducted among individual questions of the six domains with low Kuder-Richardson levels (