Table 1.

TIP-RFT evaluation domains and example assessment items

Final TIP-RFT assessment domain	Draft TIP-RFT assessment domain	No. items	Example assessment item	Response categories	Source of assessment
Healthcare knowledge and skills	Healthcare knowledge and skills	18	I know what my hemoglobin type is (eg, SS, SC, sickle thalassemia)	Yes/no	Team members
			I know why drinking a lot of fluid is important to management of SCD	Yes/no	Team members
Education and vocation planning	Educational/vocational skills	11	I have a 504 or an IEP	Yes/no/not applicable	Team members
			I know the types of work situations that could cause problems related to SCD	Yes/no	Team members
Social support skill set	Social support	9	I have friends that I can talk to about SCD	Yes/no	Team members
			I know about community-based sickle cell programs (in my area)	Yes/no	Team members
Independent living skills	Independent living skills	10	I know how to manage money and pay a bill	Yes/no	Children’s Hospital, Boston Transitions Initiativea
			I know how to get my prescription medications filled	Yes/no	Children’s Hospital, Boston Transitions Initiative
			I know how to make my own doctor’s appointments	Yes/no	Children’s Hospital, Boston Transitions Initiative
	Health benefits skills	6	I carry my own copy of my health insurance card	Yes/no	Team members
			I have, or am working on, a portable medical history form	Yes/no	Team members

IEP, individualized education plan; SCD, sickle cell disease; TIP-RFT, Transition Intervention Program-Readiness for Transition.

^ahttp://www.childrenshospital.org/centers-and-services/childrens-hospital-primary-care-center-chpcc-program/transitioning-to-adult-care.