Description of the type of transfer and reported persons involved in the 39 included studies
| Global N=39 | Studies with published results n=26 | Studies in progress n=13 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |
| Type of transfer * | ||||||
| In the same centre | 20 | (51) | 16 | (61) | 4 | (29) |
| Between 2 centres | 23 | (59) | 14 | (54) | 9 | (64) |
| NR | 1 | 1 | (7) | |||
| Reported persons involved | ||||||
| At least one medical doctor (from paediatric or adult care) | 26 | (67) | 21 | (81) | 5 | (38) |
| At least one paramedical/social professional (from paediatric or adult care) | 28 | (72) | 20 | (77) | 8 | (61) |
| At least one paediatric care professional† | 28 | (72) | 20 | (77) | 8 | (62) |
| Medical team | 22 | (56) | 17 | (65) | 5 | (38) |
| Paramedical/social team | 22 | (56) | 15 | (58) | 7 | (54) |
| At least one adult care professional† | 26 | (67) | 21 | (81) | 5 | (38) |
| Medical team | 23 | (59) | 19 | (73) | 4 | (31) |
| Paramedical/ social team | 16 | (41) | 14 | (54) | 2 | (15) |
| Paediatric and adults teams together | 20 | (51) | 16 | (61) | 4 | (31) |
| Family of the young people | 9 | (23) | 7 | (27) | 2 | (15) |
| External persons‡ | 3 | (8) | 1 | (4) | 2 | (15) |
*In one study in progress and four studies with published results the two types of transfer are planned.
†The fact that the sum of professionals involved is higher than total number of studies is explained by the possibility for studies to involve both medical and paramedical teams in their intervention.
‡See online supplementary appendix 3 for more details.
NR, not reported.