Table 2.

Frequency of categories and free text examples regarded as relevant challenges to transition by 88 adult nephrologists in a short online survey.

Special Needs or Problems (Category)	Relevant Issue for Participants	Examples (Free Text)
Medical	36/88	Adolescent medicine. Rare disease.
Social	64/88	Influence of peers. Risk behaviour.
Psychological	70/88	Noncompliance. Nonadherence. Lack of self-reliance. Lack of disease awareness.
Physician-patient relationship	46/88	Overprotective parents. Distrust of patient. Time consuming appointment.