Abstract Objective Advances in medicine have increased the life expectancy of pediatric patients with chronic illnesses, and challenges with the guided transition of adolescents and young adults from pediatric clinics to adult clinics have grown. The aim of this study was to better understand readiness and factors related to this transition process in Brazil. Method In this cross-sectional study of 308 patients aged from 16 to 21 years under follow-up in pediatric specialties, the degree of readiness for transition was assessed using the Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ) and its domains. Associations with demographic data, clinical data, socio-economic level, medication adherence, family functionality, and parental satisfaction with health care were evaluated. Results The median TRAQ score was 3.7 (3.2 - 4.2). Better readiness was associated with female patients, socio-economic class A-B, current active employment, higher level of education, not failing any school year, attending medical appointments alone, functional family, and a good knowledge of disease and medications. A low correlation was observed between TRAQ and age. TRAQ presented good internal consistency (alpha-Cronbach 0.86). In the multiple linear regression, TRAQ score showed a significant association with female gender, advanced age, socio-economic class A-B, better knowledge of disease and medications, and independence to attend appointments alone. Conclusion TRAQ instrument can guide healthcare professionals to identify specific areas of approach, in order to support adolescents with chronic disease to set goals for their own personal development and improve their readiness to enter into the adult healthcare system. In this study, some factors were related to better TRAQ scores.

Resumo Objetivo: Este estudo tem como objetivo compreender a identificação de funcionários públicos com as organizações em que atuam por meio da análise de seus determinantes e das suas consequências, para subsidiar políticas de gestão de recursos humanos nessas organizações. Metodologia: O estudo se baseia em dados levantados em duas instituições públicas federais da área da cultura, denominadas neste estudo pelas metáforas “Jovem Executiva” e “Velha Senhora”. Para coleta dos dados, adotou-se um questionário estruturado, utilizado em ambas as organizações, respondido voluntariamente por colaboradores das empresas. Os modelos de mensuração e estrutural foram avaliados por meio da modelagem estrutural com Partial Least Squares (PLS). Resultados: A análise dos dados indica que o alinhamento entre os valores do indivíduo e os valores da organização está associado à identificação dos funcionários com a empresa. Os resultados revelam que há maior identificação organizacional entre os funcionários da “Velha Senhora”, como consequência do maior alinhamento de valores individuais desses funcionários com os valores das organizações federais às quais estão vinculados. O nível de identificação dos funcionários influencia a cidadania organizacional e a intenção de sair da empresa. Contribuições: O estudo contribui para a investigação de antecedentes da identificação organizacional entre funcionários de empresas públicas brasileiras, apresentando evidências que avançam o conhecimento sobre o tema e dão subsídios para a formulação de políticas de gestão no setor.

Abstract Purpose: This study aims to understand the identification of public employees with the organizations in which they work by analyzing its determinants and consequences, in order to subsidize human resource management policies within these organizations. Design/methodology/approach: The study is based on data collected from two federal public institutions in the cultural sector, hereby metaphorically named “Young Executive” and “Older Lady”. A structured questionnaire was developed and voluntarily answered by employees from both organizations. The measurement and structural models were evaluated through structural equations, applying Partial Least Squares (PLS). Findings: Data analysis indicates that alignment between individuals’ values and the values of organizations is related to employees’ organizational identification with the company. The results show that there is greater organizational identification among “Older Lady” employees, as a consequence of their greater alignment to it in comparison with “Young Executive” employees. The level of organizational identification influences employees’ organizational citizenship and intention to leave these organizations. Originality/value: The study contributes to understand organizational identification among Brazilian public company employees, presenting evidence that advance knowledge on the subject and subsidize the formulation of management policies in the sector.