Supportive use of digital technologies during transition to adult healthcare for young people with long-term conditions, focusing on Type 1 diabetes mellitus: A scoping review.

The review did not appraise study quality, so the included studies may be weak or inconsistent. Only three included studies were specific to type 1 diabetes, so evidence for that condition is thin. All included studies were from high-income countries, so they may not apply elsewhere. Only outpatient participants were included, so it says little about young people transitioning from hospital or inpatient care. Grey literature was not searched, so unpublished or service reports may be missing. The review excluded studies published before 2015, which may miss earlier transition programmes. Only six studies involved young people, families or healthcare professionals as advisors.

The authors declared no conflicts of interest. The project was funded by the NIHR Invention for Innovation programme, with support from Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust and the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Children and Young People MedTech Co-operative.

Do not read the reported improvements as proof that a digital tool works. This was a scoping review without quality appraisal, only three included studies were specific to type 1 diabetes, and none met the review's chatbot criteria.