Age-Specific Trends and Health Status of Children Aged 12-19 Years with Specified Chronic Pediatric Diseases in Japan – Insights from a National Database Study

Japan has a national financial assistance program called the "Specified Chronic Pediatric Diseases of Japan" (SCPDJ; also called "Shouman" in Japanese) for children with chronic diseases designated by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.The information of registrants in the system is digitized for research.We utilized the database to clarify the characteristics of children with diseases designated by the SCPDJ program.Analysis was performed with a particular focus on patients aged 12-19 years, which are an overview of children with diseases designated by the SCPDJ program and issues related to transition to adult care systems.