Patient navigation across the cancer care continuum: an overview of systematic reviews and emerging literature

RJ Chan, VE Milch, F Crawford‐Williams… - CA: A Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Patient navigation is a strategy for overcoming barriers to reduce disparities and to improve
access and outcomes. The aim of this umbrella review was to identify, critically appraise …

Patient navigation: an update on the state of the science

ED Paskett, JP Harrop, KJ Wells - CA: a cancer journal for …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Although patient navigation was introduced 2 decades ago, there remains a lack of
consensus regarding its definition, the necessary qualifications of patient navigators, and its …

Impact of patient navigation on timely cancer care: the Patient Navigation Research Program

KM Freund, TA Battaglia, E Calhoun… - Journal of the …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Patient navigation is a promising intervention to address cancer disparities but
requires a multisite controlled trial to assess its effectiveness. Methods The Patient …

Exploring the roles, functions, and background of patient navigators and case managers: A scoping review

KJ Kelly, S Doucet, A Luke - International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Patient navigators and case managers are health care workers who aim to
provide individualized assistance to patients facing significant health concerns. Although …

Using a patient navigator to improve postpartum care in an urban women's health clinic

LM Yee, NG Martinez, AT Nguyen, N Hajjar… - Obstetrics & …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether postpartum visit attendance was improved in women
exposed to a postpartum patient navigation program compared with those who received …

Patient navigation in cancer: the business case to support clinical needs

RM Kline, GB Rocque, EA Rohan… - Journal of oncology …, 2019 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: Patient navigation (PN) is an increasingly recognized element of high-quality,
patient-centered cancer care, yet PN in many cancer programs is absent or limited, often …

Factors influencing the implementation of patient navigation programs for adults with complex needs: a scoping review of the literature

KM Kokorelias, JE Shiers-Hanley, J Rios… - Health Services …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Patient navigation is a model of care that aims to improve access to care by reducing the
complexity of navigating health, education, and social services across the continuum of care …

Patient navigators facilitating access to primary care: a scoping review

A Peart, V Lewis, T Brown, G Russell - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Patient navigators are a promising mechanism to link patients with primary care.
While navigators have been used in population health promotion and prevention …

Impact of patient navigation in eliminating economic disparities in cancer care

AM Rodday, SK Parsons, F Snyder, MA Simon… - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Patient navigation may reduce cancer disparities associated with
socioeconomic status (SES) and household factors. This study examined whether these …

Patient navigation across the spectrum of women's health care in the United States

KM McKenney, NG Martinez, LM Yee - American journal of obstetrics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Patient navigation is a patient-centered intervention that uses trained personnel to identify
patient-level barriers, including financial, cultural, logistical, and educational obstacles to …