Expand your HEADS, follow the THRxEADS!

Paediatrics & Child Health
Nicholas ChadiMiriam Kaufman

Abstract

Adolescence can be a particularly challenging period for individuals with a chronic health condition or disability. We present a new mnemonic, THRxEADS (Tfor Transition,Hfor Home,Rxfor Medication and Treatment,Efor Education and Eating,Afor Activities and Affect,Dfor Drugs andSfor Sexuality), which can be used as a complement to the adolescent HEADS (Home-Education-Activities-Drugs-Sexuality) assessment. THRxEADS may serve as a clinical tool to explore key issues that are often not covered in subspecialty clinic visits such as transition, coping, adherence and understanding of illness, as they apply to youth with special health care needs. THRxEADS may be used as a vehicle to highlight successes and to promote resilience. It may also be used as an educational tool with medical trainees to allow a deeper understanding of the realities of adolescents with chronic health care needs. A short list of sample chronic illness and disability-specific questions is provided.

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