PMID- 23332482
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130708
LR  - 20130121
IS  - 1879-1972 (Electronic)
IS  - 1054-139X (Linking)
VI  - 52
IP  - 2
DP  - 2013 Feb
TI  - An evaluation of a positive youth development program for adolescents with 
      chronic illness.
PG  - 179-85
LID - S1054-139X(12)00263-7 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.06.020 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: Youth with chronic illness often struggle transitioning to adulthood and 
      adult medical care. This article examines the outcomes of a group mentoring 
      program called The Adolescent Leadership Council (TALC) that brings together high 
      school participants and college mentors, all with chronic illness. TALC uses a 
      positive youth development (PYD) approach, emphasizing strong relationships 
      between youth and adults in an environment where youth can learn important life 
      skills and take a leadership role. METHODS: A pre-/postprogram participant survey 
      was conducted for high school participants using a loneliness scale and a 
      transition readiness survey. An alumni survey was conducted with all high school 
      and college mentor graduates to assess educational-, vocational-, and health 
      care-related outcomes. RESULTS: Program records review and the alumni survey 
      indicated that TALC was consistent with the PYD program model. Twenty high school 
      students participated in the pre-/postprogram outcomes evaluation, which 
      demonstrated a decrease in loneliness from 46 to 38.5 (p < .001) and an increase 
      in health care self-advocacy from 3.8 to 4.2 (p < .001). Thirty-four alumni 
      participated in the alumni survey. All high school and college mentor alumni had 
      graduated from high school and college, respectively, and all were either 
      currently in school or working. The majority of alumni were seeing adult 
      providers for medical care. CONCLUSIONS: The TALC program applies the principles 
      of PYD to support positive educational, vocational, and health care outcomes for 
      youth with chronic illness. Program development using the PYD perspective is an 
      important new approach for supporting adult development of youth with chronic 
      illness.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2013 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by 
      Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Maslow, Gary
AU  - Maslow G
AD  - Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 
      27710, USA. gary.maslow@duke.edu
FAU - Adams, Cathleen
AU  - Adams C
FAU - Willis, Matthew
AU  - Willis M
FAU - Neukirch, Jodie
AU  - Neukirch J
FAU - Herts, Kate
AU  - Herts K
FAU - Froehlich, Wendy
AU  - Froehlich W
FAU - Calleson, Diane
AU  - Calleson D
FAU - Rickerby, Michelle
AU  - Rickerby M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20120817
PL  - United States
TA  - J Adolesc Health
JT  - The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for 
      Adolescent Medicine
JID - 9102136
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Chronic Disease/psychology/*therapy
MH  - Curriculum
MH  - Female
MH  - Hospitals, Pediatric
MH  - Humans
MH  - Loneliness
MH  - Male
MH  - *Mentors
MH  - Patient Education as Topic/*methods
MH  - Program Evaluation
MH  - *Self-Help Groups
MH  - Students
MH  - *Transition to Adult Care
MH  - United States
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2013/01/22 06:00
MHDA- 2013/07/09 06:00
CRDT- 2013/01/22 06:00
PHST- 2012/02/07 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/06/15 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2012/06/17 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/01/22 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/01/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/07/09 06:00 [medline]
AID - S1054-139X(12)00263-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.06.020 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Adolesc Health. 2013 Feb;52(2):179-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.06.020. 
      Epub 2012 Aug 17.