Transition Tools
Validated instruments created by the STARx Program to measure self-management and transition readiness.
Since 2006, our interdisciplinary STARx Team at UNC has created (and continues to validate) two tools to measure health care transition readiness – the provider-administered TRxANSITION Index (formerly known as the TRxANSITION Scale) and the self-report STARx Questionnaire.
1. The TRxANSITION Index™
The TRxANSITION Index is a 10-domain, 32-item questionnaire measuring transitions readiness that is administered by a trained professional. Administering the instrument takes about 7-8 minutes and can be done either in person or over the phone. The TRxANSITION Index™ Educational Handouts provide patient education that corresponds with each subdomain of the instrument.
2. STARx Transition Readiness Questionnaire
The STARx Questionnaire is a 3-domain, 18-item self-administered questionnaire measuring overall transition readiness. Patients can complete the STARx Questionnaire in 3 minutes on paper or on the computer.
3. Nephrology Medical Passport™
The Nephrology Medical Passport™ is a portable health summary the size of a driver’s license that a patient can carry with them in their wallet. The passport can be used for patient education as well as a tool for communication between patient and provider.
Link to our web-based data entry system:
https://domserv.med.unc.edu/Starx/transx_files/questionaire/