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Implementing a Transition Program from Paediatric to Adult Services in Phenylketonuria: Results after Two Years of Follow-Up with an Adult Team
We aimed to report the implementation of a phenylketonuria (PKU) transition program and study the effects of follow-up with an adult team on metabolic control, adherence, and loss of follow-up. Fifty-five PKU patients were analysed in the study periods (SP): 2 years before (SP1) and after the beginn...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8001271/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33671057 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13030799 |
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author | Peres, Maria Almeida, Manuela F. Pinto, Élia J. Carmona, Carla Rocha, Sara Guimas, Arlindo Ribeiro, Rosa Martins, Esmeralda Bandeira, Anabela MacDonald, Anita Rocha, Júlio C. |
author_facet | Peres, Maria Almeida, Manuela F. Pinto, Élia J. Carmona, Carla Rocha, Sara Guimas, Arlindo Ribeiro, Rosa Martins, Esmeralda Bandeira, Anabela MacDonald, Anita Rocha, Júlio C. |
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description | We aimed to report the implementation of a phenylketonuria (PKU) transition program and study the effects of follow-up with an adult team on metabolic control, adherence, and loss of follow-up. Fifty-five PKU patients were analysed in the study periods (SP): 2 years before (SP1) and after the beginning of adult care (SP2). Retrospective data on metabolic control and number of clinic appointments were collected for each SP, and protein intakes were analysed. In SP2, three patients (6%) were lost to follow-up. There was a small but statistically significant increase in median number of annual blood spots from SP1 to SP2: 11 (7–15) vs. 14 (7–20); p = 0.002. Mean ± SD of median blood Phe remained stable (525 ± 248 µmol/L vs. 552 ± 225 µmol/L; p = 0.100); median % of blood Phe < 480 µmol/L decreased (51 (4–96)% vs. 37 (5–85)%; p = 0.041) and median number of clinic appointments increased from SP1 to SP2: (5 (4–6) vs. 11 (8–13); p < 0.001). No significant differences were found regarding any parameter of protein intake. Our results suggest that the implementation of an adult service was successful as impact on metabolic control was limited and attendance remained high. Continuous dietetic care likely contributed to these results by keeping patients in follow-up and committed to treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-80012712021-03-28 Implementing a Transition Program from Paediatric to Adult Services in Phenylketonuria: Results after Two Years of Follow-Up with an Adult Team Peres, Maria Almeida, Manuela F. Pinto, Élia J. Carmona, Carla Rocha, Sara Guimas, Arlindo Ribeiro, Rosa Martins, Esmeralda Bandeira, Anabela MacDonald, Anita Rocha, Júlio C. Nutrients Article We aimed to report the implementation of a phenylketonuria (PKU) transition program and study the effects of follow-up with an adult team on metabolic control, adherence, and loss of follow-up. Fifty-five PKU patients were analysed in the study periods (SP): 2 years before (SP1) and after the beginning of adult care (SP2). Retrospective data on metabolic control and number of clinic appointments were collected for each SP, and protein intakes were analysed. In SP2, three patients (6%) were lost to follow-up. There was a small but statistically significant increase in median number of annual blood spots from SP1 to SP2: 11 (7–15) vs. 14 (7–20); p = 0.002. Mean ± SD of median blood Phe remained stable (525 ± 248 µmol/L vs. 552 ± 225 µmol/L; p = 0.100); median % of blood Phe < 480 µmol/L decreased (51 (4–96)% vs. 37 (5–85)%; p = 0.041) and median number of clinic appointments increased from SP1 to SP2: (5 (4–6) vs. 11 (8–13); p < 0.001). No significant differences were found regarding any parameter of protein intake. Our results suggest that the implementation of an adult service was successful as impact on metabolic control was limited and attendance remained high. Continuous dietetic care likely contributed to these results by keeping patients in follow-up and committed to treatment. MDPI 2021-02-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8001271/ /pubmed/33671057 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13030799 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ). |
spellingShingle | Article Peres, Maria Almeida, Manuela F. Pinto, Élia J. Carmona, Carla Rocha, Sara Guimas, Arlindo Ribeiro, Rosa Martins, Esmeralda Bandeira, Anabela MacDonald, Anita Rocha, Júlio C. Implementing a Transition Program from Paediatric to Adult Services in Phenylketonuria: Results after Two Years of Follow-Up with an Adult Team |
title | Implementing a Transition Program from Paediatric to Adult Services in Phenylketonuria: Results after Two Years of Follow-Up with an Adult Team |
title_full | Implementing a Transition Program from Paediatric to Adult Services in Phenylketonuria: Results after Two Years of Follow-Up with an Adult Team |
title_fullStr | Implementing a Transition Program from Paediatric to Adult Services in Phenylketonuria: Results after Two Years of Follow-Up with an Adult Team |
title_full_unstemmed | Implementing a Transition Program from Paediatric to Adult Services in Phenylketonuria: Results after Two Years of Follow-Up with an Adult Team |
title_short | Implementing a Transition Program from Paediatric to Adult Services in Phenylketonuria: Results after Two Years of Follow-Up with an Adult Team |
title_sort | implementing a transition program from paediatric to adult services in phenylketonuria: results after two years of follow-up with an adult team |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8001271/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33671057 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13030799 |
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