The transition from pediatric to adult health care services for young adults with a disability : an ethical perspective Bailey, Susan and O`Connell, Beverly 2003, The transition from pediatric to adult health care services for young adults with a disability : an ethical perspective, Australian health review, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 51-56. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads oconnell-transitionfrompediatric-2003.pdf Published version application/pdf 257.88KB 292 Title The transition from pediatric to adult health care services for young adults with a disability : an ethical perspective Author(s) Bailey, Susan O`Connell, Beverly Journal name Australian health review Volume number 26 Issue number 1 Start page 51 End page 56 Publisher Australian Healthcare Association Place of publication Sydney, N.S.W. Publication date 2003 ISSN 0156-5788 1449-8944 Keyword(s) people with disabilities medical practitioners Summary Young children with disabilities and their carers or parents tend to form a long-term dependent relationship with a paediatrician throughout childhood At some stage when the young person with a disability reaches early adulthood, the relationship is severed This paper draws upon recent research undertaken by the authors that describes the difficulties experienced by young people with disabilities as they go through the transition from paediatric care to adult mainstream health care services. The purpose of this article is to present the argument that the dependent, paternalistic relationship that tends to exist between young people with disabilities (and/or their carers) and paediatricians throughout childhood does not facilitate the successful negotiation of adult mainstream health care services, nor optimally promote the well-being of these young people with disabilities. It is proposed that the promotion of autonomy (or self-determination) via a well planned transition program will increase the likelihood that young adults with disabilities and/or their carers will be empowered to successfully negotiate the current mainstream health care system in Australia, and will enhance the well-being of young adults with disabilities. Language eng Field of Research 111703 Care for Disabled HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner. Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30002157 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 08 Dec 2008, 10:48:09 EST Fri, 29 May 2009, 14:39:04 EST Tue, 04 Jun 2013, 11:07:44 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 21:57:01 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 08:48:16 EST Mon, 04 Dec 2017, 13:32:49 EST Mon, 22 Jan 2018, 13:50:13 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:58:12 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 781 Abstract Views, 292 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 08:16:55 EST