Table 4.

Distribution of the literature by topic/area of research.

Topic linked	Number of sources (n = 62)
Transitional care	38     (61.29%)
Transition	38     (61.29%)
Healthcare provision	4     (6.45%)
Access to care	1     (1.61%)
Primary care	1     (1.61%)
Hospital based care of young people	1     (1.61%)
Specialist adolescent units	1     (1.61%)
Topics related to adolescent development	9     (14.51%)
Quality care for adolescents and young adults	2     (3.23%)
Adolescent and young adult development	1     (1.61%)
Developmentally Appropriate Competency	1     (1.61%)
Self-management	2     (3.23%)
Developmentally appropriate healthcare	1     (1.61%)
Developmentally Appropriate Practice	1     (1.61%)
Developmentally Appropriate Psychosocial Care	1     (1.61%)
Topics related to specific areas, conditions or specialties	9     (14.51%)
Long-term outcomes for extremely low-birth-weight infants	1     (1.61%)
Predictive genetic testing	1     (1.61%)
Mental health of homeless youth	1     (1.61%)
Mental health planning	1     (1.61%)
Substance use	1     (1.61%)
Glycemic control	1     (1.61%)
Developmentally appropriate diabetes services	1     (1.61%)
Developmentally appropriate asthma education	1     (1.61%)
Survival, illness legacy and service provision following cancer in childhood	1     (1.61%)
Topics related to chronic illness as a generic category	2     (3.23%)
Young people with chronic illness	1     (1.61%)
Youth, risks and chronic illness	1     (1.61%)