Adolescents living with HIV face many challenges when transitioning from pediatric to adult-centered HIV care, and these challenges, if unaddressed, could lead to poor health outcomes. Transition readiness assessments may help adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) better prepare for this transition process.
We developed and validated The HIV Adolescent Readiness for Transition Scale (HARTS) and its mobile app to identify which adolescents may require additional interventions before transitioning to adult care to improve viral suppression after transition.