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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	N04.590.233.727.407.500
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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Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Comprehensive Health Care [N04.590.233]
Primary Health Care [N04.590.233.727]
Patient-Centered Care [N04.590.233.727.407]
Patient Navigation [N04.590.233.727.407.500]

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Bar chart showing 17 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2012 and 2014 and 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2012	2	1	3
2013	2	0	2
2014	3	0	3
2015	3	0	3
2016	2	0	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	1	0	1

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Battaglia TA, Fleisher L, Dwyer AJ, Wiatrek DE, Wells KJ, Wightman P, Strusowski T, Calhoun E. Barriers and opportunities to measuring oncology patient navigation impact: Results from the National Navigation Roundtable survey. Cancer. 2022 07 01; 128 Suppl 13:2568-2577.

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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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Blashill AJ, Gordon JR, Rojas SA, Ramers CB, Lin CD, Carrizosa CM, Nogg KA, Lamb KM, Lucido NC, Jones IJ, Rivera D, Cobian Aguilar RA, Brady JP, Fuentes M, Wells KJ. Pilot randomised controlled trial of a patient navigation intervention to enhance engagement in the PrEP continuum among young Latino MSM: a protocol paper. BMJ Open. 2021 05 26; 11(5):e040955.

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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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Jean-Pierre P, Shao C, Cheng Y, Wells KJ, Paskett E, Fiscella K. Patient Satisfaction with Navigator Interpersonal Relationship (PSN-I): item-level psychometrics using IRT analysis. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Feb; 28(2):541-550.

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Valverde PA, Calhoun E, Esparza A, Wells KJ, Risendal BC. The early dissemination of patient navigation interventions: results of a respondent-driven sample survey. Transl Behav Med. 2018 05 23; 8(3):456-467.

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Wells KJ, Campbell K, Kumar A, Clark T, Jean-Pierre P. Effects of patient navigation on satisfaction with cancer care: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Support Care Cancer. 2018 May; 26(5):1369-1382.

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Wells KJ, Valverde P, Ustjanauskas AE, Calhoun EA, Risendal BC. What are patient navigators doing, for whom, and where? A national survey evaluating the types of services provided by patient navigators. Patient Educ Couns. 2018 02; 101(2):285-294.

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Battaglia TA, Darnell JS, Ko N, Snyder F, Paskett ED, Wells KJ, Whitley EM, Griggs JJ, Karnad A, Young H, Warren-Mears V, Simon MA, Calhoun E. The impact of patient navigation on the delivery of diagnostic breast cancer care in the National Patient Navigation Research Program: a prospective meta-analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2016 08; 158(3):523-34.

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