 Patient Navigation
"Patient Navigation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The process of helping patients to effectively and efficiently use the health care system when faced with one or more of these challenges: (1) choosing, understanding, and using health coverage or applying for assistance when uninsured; (2) choosing, using, and understanding different types of health providers and services; (3) making treatment decisions; and (4) managing care received by multiple providers.
| Descriptor ID |
D062526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.233.727.407.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Navigation- Patient Navigation
- Navigation, Patient
- Navigations, Patient
- Patient Navigations
Patient Navigators- Patient Navigators
- Navigator, Patient
- Navigators, Patient
- Patient Navigator
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Navigation" by people in Profiles.
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Kleszynski K, Jervis L, TallBull G, Porter O, Bair BD, Shore JH, Manson SM, Kaufman CE. Tribal Perspectives on Patient Navigation for Rural Native Veterans Using Veteran Health Administration Services. J Community Health. 2024 Jun; 49(3):475-484.
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Valverde PA, Kennedy Sheldon L, Gentry S, Dwyer AJ, Saavedra Ferrer EL, Wightman PD. Flexibility, adaptation, and roles of patient navigators in oncology during COVID-19. Cancer. 2022 07 01; 128 Suppl 13:2610-2622.
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Garcia-Alcaraz C, Roesch SC, Calhoun E, Wightman P, Mohan P, Battaglia TA, Cobian Aguilar R, Valverde PA, Wells KJ. Exploring classes of cancer patient navigators and determinants of navigator role retention. Cancer. 2022 07 01; 128 Suppl 13:2590-2600.
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Wells KJ, Wightman P, Cobian Aguilar R, Dwyer AJ, Garcia-Alcaraz C, Saavedra Ferrer EL, Mohan P, Fleisher L, Franklin EF, Valverde PA, Calhoun E. Comparing clinical and nonclinical cancer patient navigators: A national study in the United States. Cancer. 2022 07 01; 128 Suppl 13:2601-2609.
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Dwyer AJ, Weltzien ES, Harty NM, LeGrice KE, Pray SLH, Risendal BC. What makes for successful patient navigation implementation in cancer prevention and screening programs using an evaluation and sustainability framework. Cancer. 2022 07 01; 128 Suppl 13:2636-2648.
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Bush M, Hatfield M, Schuh M, Balasuriya B, Mahairas A, Jacobs J, Studts C, Westgate P, Schoenberg N, Shinn J, Creel L. Communities Helping the Hearing of Infants by Reaching Parents (CHHIRP) through patient navigation: a hybrid implementation effectiveness stepped wedge trial protocol. BMJ Open. 2022 04 19; 12(4):e054548.
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Hinesley JLG, Brooks EM, O'Loughlin K, Webel B, Britz J, Kashiri PL, Scheer J, Richards A, Lavallee M, Sabo RT, Huebschmann AG, Krist AH. Feasibility of Patient Navigation for Care Planning in Primary Care. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec; 13:21501319221134754.
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Wells KJ, Dwyer AJ, Calhoun E, Valverde PA. Community health workers and non-clinical patient navigators: A critical COVID-19 pandemic workforce. Prev Med. 2021 05; 146:106464.
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Fink RM, Kline DM, Siler S, Fischer SM. Apoyo con Cari?o: A Qualitative Analysis of a Palliative Care-Focused Lay Patient Navigation Intervention for Hispanics With Advanced Cancer. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2020 08; 22(4):335-346.
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Fink RM, Kline DM, Bailey FA, Handel DL, Jordan SR, Lum HD, Fischer SM. Community-Based Conversations about Advance Care Planning for Underserved Populations Using Lay Patient Navigators. J Palliat Med. 2020 07; 23(7):907-914.
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