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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Nurs Scholarsh. 2021 Jan 22;53(2):198–207. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12626

Table 1.

The Transfer and Transition Processes: Tasks, Providers, and Dimensions

Transfer of medical responsibility from parent to child Transition from pediatric to adult health care
Tasks to be transferred
 Catheterization
 Bowel program
 Skin care
 Medication
 Exercise
 Setting up healthcare appointments
Providers to be transitioned
 Neurosurgery/neurology
 Urology
 Orthopedics
 Primary care
 Other healthcare providers
Dimensions/mediators/outcomes of transfer
 Responsibility
 Skills
 Transfer readiness
 Self-efficacy
 Adherence
 Health complications
Dimensions/mediators/outcomes of transition
 Transition readiness
 Transition completion
 Transition success