TY - JOUR
T1 - Adaptation and validation of the On Your Own Feet - Transition Experiences Scale evaluating transitions to adult services among adolescent mental health service users in Europe
AU - Gerritsen, Suzanne E.
AU - van Bodegom, Larissa S.
AU - Overbeek, Mathilde M.
AU - van Staa, AnneLoes
AU - Maras, Athanasios
AU - van Amelsvoort, Therese A. M. J.
AU - Wolke, Dieter
AU - de Girolamo, Giovanni
AU - Franic, Tomislav
AU - McNicholas, Fiona
AU - Paul, Moli
AU - Purper-Ouakil, Diane
AU - Santosh, Paramala
AU - Schulze, Ulrike M. E.
AU - Singh, Swaran P.
AU - Street, Cathy
AU - Tremmery, Sabine
AU - Tuomainen, Helena
AU - Dieleman, Gwendolyn C.
PY - 2024/9/1
Y1 - 2024/9/1
N2 - Purpose: Experiences of young people transitioning from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) have mostly been investigated qualitatively. This study adapts and validates the On Your Own Feet - Transition Experiences Scale (OYOF-TES) in a sample of CAMHS users in Europe and describes young people's and parents' experiences with transition and end of care at CAMHS. Methods: The OYOF-TES was adapted to a mental health setting and translated. An End Of Care (OYOF-EOC) version (self- and parent-report) was developed. A total of 457 young people and 383 parents completed an OYOF-TES or OYOF-EOC. Psychometric properties and descriptives are presented. Results: The Cronbach's alphas of the OYOF-TES and OYOF-EOC parent/self-report ranged from 0.92 to 0.94. The two-factor structure was confirmed. The mean overall satisfaction reported by young people was 6.15 (0-10; SD =2.92) for transition and 7.14 (0-10; SD =2.37) for care ending. However, 26.7%-36.4% of young people were unsatisfied. Discussion: The OYOF-TES and OYOF-EOC can be used reliably in mental healthcare settings to capture young people's and parents' transition experiences. The majority of young people and parents was satisfied with the process of transition and care ending, yet a third of young people had negative experiences.
AB - Purpose: Experiences of young people transitioning from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) have mostly been investigated qualitatively. This study adapts and validates the On Your Own Feet - Transition Experiences Scale (OYOF-TES) in a sample of CAMHS users in Europe and describes young people's and parents' experiences with transition and end of care at CAMHS. Methods: The OYOF-TES was adapted to a mental health setting and translated. An End Of Care (OYOF-EOC) version (self- and parent-report) was developed. A total of 457 young people and 383 parents completed an OYOF-TES or OYOF-EOC. Psychometric properties and descriptives are presented. Results: The Cronbach's alphas of the OYOF-TES and OYOF-EOC parent/self-report ranged from 0.92 to 0.94. The two-factor structure was confirmed. The mean overall satisfaction reported by young people was 6.15 (0-10; SD =2.92) for transition and 7.14 (0-10; SD =2.37) for care ending. However, 26.7%-36.4% of young people were unsatisfied. Discussion: The OYOF-TES and OYOF-EOC can be used reliably in mental healthcare settings to capture young people's and parents' transition experiences. The majority of young people and parents was satisfied with the process of transition and care ending, yet a third of young people had negative experiences.
KW - Child and adolescent mental health services
KW - Adult mental health services
KW - Adolescents
KW - Young adults
KW - Transition
KW - CHILD
KW - OUTCOMES
KW - CARE
U2 - 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116071
DO - 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116071
M3 - Article
SN - 0165-1781
VL - 339
JO - Psychiatry Research
JF - Psychiatry Research
M1 - 116071
ER -