Perceptions in the experience of transition from pediatric to adult care of patients with childhood-onset epilepsy in Japan

The patients wanted to transition to adult medicine, but were passive, waiting for their physicians to suggest the transition. Furthermore, their perceptions of their own self-care varied. Pediatric healthcare providers should discuss and support the decision to transition from pediatric to adult care and provide information to help patients with childhood-onset epilepsy accept their future and understand their self-management requirements. These patients may become independent through the transition to adult care, and collaboration between pediatric and adult medicine is important to pass the responsibility of self-support to medical providers in adult care.