Implementing and Measuring the Impact of Patient Navigation at a Comprehensive Community Cancer Center

Abstract

Patient navigation is an emerging trend in cancer care. Patient navigators can play a significant role in assisting patients with coordinating services across the continuum of care. Continued research is essential in refining the role and eminence of patient navigators.

Rapport d’évaluation des services d’infirmières pivots pour le programme de soutien au cancer du sein

“…Les résultats le prouvent, car ils montrent que les répondantes sont généralement satisfaites des soins prodigués, de la quantité d'information reçue et des conseils offerts pour s'y retrouver dans le système de santé. Il s'agit d'une évaluation approfondie de la clinique de santé du sein, de sa structure organisationnelle et du format de prestation des soins, qui répond au besoin de la population de patientes et qui centre les soins sur les patientes (Brown et al, 2012;Campbell, Craig, Eggert et Bailey-Dorton, 2010).…”

Translating the Patient Navigator Approach to Meet the Needs of Primary Care

“…Although there is debate about what type of personnel, qualifications, and training is optimal for a PN, 9,18 who fulfills the PN role and the setting of care can greatly affect how patient navigation is operationalized, the type of patients who are assisted, and the services provided. 14,19 Prospectively planning for optimal activities of the PN in the local environment would more clearly define the PNЈs role and help determine the best person to fulfill this role while preventing the confusion among patients, physicians, and the PN that occurred during this pilot project. Primary care transformation to a PCMH should be guided by a clear vision of patient needs and how the new role or function that's being considered will address those needs.…”

An integrative framework to support the assessment function of Quebec’s pivot nurses in oncology

“…The assessment can thus include the sociodemographic characteristics of referred individuals (Fawcett et al, 2007), their history and physical health condition (Jennings-Sanders et al, 2005;Liebert, et al, 2003), as well as mental health (Fawcett et al, 2007;Fillion et al 2006), the structure and functioning of their family and social network (Fawcett et al, 2007), the existence of nancial or functional problems (Fawcett et al, 2007), their understanding of their disease and treatment (Campbell et al, 2010;Goodwin, Satish, Anderson, Nattinger, & Freeman, 2003;Skrutkowski et al, 2008), and the resources they have to overcome the challenge and adapt to the disease (Campbell et al, 2010).…”