Aims: To continuing the quest of the concept of transition in nursing research and toexplore how the concept of transition is used in occupational therapy, oral health andsocial work as well as in interdisciplinary studies in health and welfare, between2003–2013.Design: An integrative literature review.Methods: PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, DOSS, SocIndex, Social Science Citation Indexand AMED databases from 2003–2013 were used. Identification of 350 articles includingthe concept of transition in relation to disciplines included. Assessment of articlesare in accordance to Meleis’ typologies of transition by experts in each discipline.Chosen key factors were entered into Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).Results: Meleis’ four typologies were found in all studied disciplines, except developmentin oral health. The health‐illness type was the most commonly explored,whereas in social work and in occupation therapy, situational transitions dominated.