Patient Navigation in the Oncology Care Setting

Comparing Enrolees with Non-Enrolees of Cancer-Patient Navigation at End of Life

“…Most of the research into cancer-patient navigation (hereinafter called simply navigation) over past decades has focused on screening and diagnosis 4,5 , role clarity, improvement in quality of life, delivery of health and social services, and management of health needs 6,7 . Few studies have focused on the last phase of life 5,8 .…”

Rôles joués par les infirmières pivots en oncologie pour accroître durant la phase diagnostique la responsabilisation des adultes atteints d’un cancer du poumon durant la phase diagnostique

“…Les infirmières pivots aident les patients et leur famille tout au long de la maladie en leur offrant un point de contact unique les reliant à l'équipe interdisciplinaire de soins de santé, au centre de cancérologie et aux services communautaires (Cook et al, 2013). Même si l'on reconnaît que l'infirmière pivot est un élément fondamental dans un réseau de soins oncologiques, l'intervention pivot n'est pas encore offerte de manière standardisée à l'échelle nationale (Action Cancer Ontario, 2010), et les recherches sur l'effet positif sur le vécu des patients des rôles joués par l'infirmière pivot sont rares (Cantril et Haylock, 2013;Fillion et al, 2012;Pedersen et Hack, 2011). À notre connaissance, aucune étude canadienne n'a porté sur la manière dont les infirmières pivots en oncologie (IPO) arrivent à responsabiliser les patients et leur famille durant la phase diagnostique de cancer.…”

Cancer and Employment Issues: Perspectives from Cancer Patient Navigators

“…Given the increasing importance of patient navigators in the delivery of cancer care, it is interesting to observe the varying definitions of navigation, the lack of consensus regarding what patient navigators do, and inconsistency in required job qualifications [12]. As the navigator role evolves, it is essential that any job changes are based on empirically sound evidence [23] and future research should guide this role development by further defining how navigators handle the cancer and work concerns of their patients.…”

“…Overcoming clinical and psychosocial barriers to care and coordinating care among oncology team members are the main goals of cancer patient navigators [12]. Although introduced in the 1990's to reduce health disparities in underserved populations by working with patients to reduce delays in care [13], their focus has expanded to include improving the cancer experience for patients and their family members across the entire continuum of care, including survivorship [14].…”