Validation of the Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ) 5.0 for use among youth in mental health services.
Kristin Cleverley, Julia Davies, Brooke Allemang and 1 others
PMID 35838020WHAT IT FOUND
The TRAQ 5.0 works for youth in mental health services, but its 'Managing Daily Activities' subscale is unreliable.
Clinicians should use the updated TRAQ 6.0, which removes that problematic section, to better assess transition readiness.
Key findings
01The 'Managing Daily Activities' subscale had low internal consistency and poor fit, leading authors to recommend the TRAQ 6.0 which removes this subscale.
02Youth who had discussed transition with their clinical team had significantly higher overall TRAQ 5.0 scores than those who had not.
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What it does not show
The sample size was smaller than in previous validation studies. While the sample was demographically diverse, the clinical diagnoses were homogeneous, focusing primarily on mood, anxiety, and behavioural disorders, which limits generalizability to other mental health conditions. The 'Managing Daily Activities' subscale performed poorly, suggesting it may not be a useful standalone measure in this population.
Declared interests
The authors have no conflict of interest to declare. The study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume the 'Managing Daily Activities' subscale provides reliable information about a patient's readiness, as it had low internal consistency and poor fit in this mental health population. Use the updated TRAQ 6.0 which removes this subscale.