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Essen transition model for neuromuscular diseases

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NERVENARZT
卷 94, 期 2, 页码 129-135

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-022-01274-6

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Neuromuscular Disorders; Late onset Pompe ' s Disease; Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis; Duchenne Dystrophy; Interdisciplinarity

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The Essen transition model aims to improve healthcare and quality of life in young adults with neuromuscular diseases. It combines the therapeutic effort of different specialist disciplines through standardized procedures, joint consultations, interdisciplinary conferences, and a transitional database, providing complex care for patients.
Background: Advances in healthcare systems with new therapeutic options improve the life expectancy of patients with neuromuscular diseases. With this, a shift in the phenotype of the diseases from the neuromuscular system towards other organs is more frequently observed, requiring closer interdisciplinary cooperation in caring for these young adults. Therefore, the transition to the adult caring system is nowadays a multilayered transfer with the need for complex care of these patients. Objective: How can the transitional process be efficiently structured to combine the therapeutic effort of each specialist discipline involved and improve the healthcare process and quality of life in young adults with neuromuscular diseases? Material and method: The Departments of Neuropediatrics and Neurology of the University Medicine Essen established the Essen transition model for a structured transitional process. A concept of care was developed for the late onset Pompe's disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and juvenile myasthenia gravis representatively for neuromuscular diseases. It consists of four components: 1) In a standardized operational procedure (SOP), general processes, clinical diagnostic steps and guidance of treatment between the two departments are harmonized and specified. 2) The young adults and their relatives are seen in a joint consultation of both disciplines allowing a comprehensive handover for healthcare professionals. 3) In a quarterly meeting, transition conference representatives from the different specialized disciplines from pediatric and adult medicine get together for a case-related interdisciplinary exchange. 4) An interdepartmental transitional database was created to integrate all diagnostic results and parameters as a common information platform and data basis. Conclusion: The Essen transition model aims to close a gap in the transition of patients with neuromuscular diseases and improve healthcare in these patients with their complex needs.

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