Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction

The quality of the transition process from pediatric care to adult care represents an important factor in ensuring uninterrupted follow-up of care for T1D adolescents. By avoiding the risks of poor adaptation, better organization of care would facilitate this transfer. New technologies, notably websites and mobile applications, have been adopted throughout the world to support young patients transitioning to adult care, and their families.

Goal

Our work revolves around the design and development of an online platform, enriched with informative content that is geared toward preparing young diabetics for the transition from pediatrics to the service of Endocrinology and Diabetology for adults at the Casablanca University Hospital.

Methodology

A questionnaire was developed to investigate the needs of young diabetics during transition and to identify their preferred online communication channels. A requirements specification document has been drafted to identify the objectives of the site. The web agency developed the website on the Wordpress platform using PHP as a programming language; a simplified administration interface has been implemented to facilitate the modification of the content by the service’s team.

Results

50 T1D patients aged 15 to 18 responded to the questionnaires. The data collected was used to create a website that met their needs, including the accessibility of information about their illness via easily digestible content. Information about the Endocrinology service has been added to familiarize young patients with their next service.

Conclusion

Transition interventions based on technology as a modern means of communication are increasingly used to further involve young people in their health care. Hence www.jisr.info is a website that provides young T1D patients with the right tools to improve their experience during transition to adult care.