We argue that monitoring and evaluating transitions can bring conceptual clarity to the transition process, provide a mechanism for accountability, facilitate engagement with local stakeholders, and inform the management of transition through learning.
Monitoring and evaluating transitions in global health programs can bring conceptual clarity to the transition process, provide a mechanism for accountability, facilitate engagement with local stakeholders, and inform the management of transition through learning.
To evaluate transition readiness, including perceived knowledge deficits, self-efficacy, and self-management behaviors, in 13- to 25-year-olds with congenital heart disease or heart transplant and to examine the relationships between transition readiness assessment, information seeking behavior, and quality of life (QOL).
Furthermore, the specific details of programme content are rarely described and very few studies have applied and evaluated transition interventions in practice [ 15], highlighting the need for further research to determine the impact of these programmes on adolescents' and professionals' experiences with care delivery [ 7].
Life-space can be used to evaluate transitions in individuals' abilities to live independently [ 16].
There have been no systematic efforts to develop an approach to monitor and evaluate transitions of global health programs.
Thus, KIEs can in principle provide direct information about transition state bonding and so may be instrumental in evaluating possible transition states for ribozyme catalyzed reactions.
Our review of transition experiences has allowed us to reflect on key principles to be considered when monitoring and evaluating the transition process (Box).
We reflect upon experience evaluating the transition of a large scale HIV/AIDS prevention program in India, known as Avahan, in order to draw lessons about transition evaluation approaches and implementation challenges.
