"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Navigation" by people in Profiles.
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Effectiveness of mailed outreach and patient navigation to promote HCC screening process completion: a multicentre pragmatic randomised clinical trial. Gut. 2024 Nov 11; 73(12):2037-2044.
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The TELEhealth Shared decision-making COaching and navigation in Primary carE (TELESCOPE) intervention: a study protocol for delivering shared decision-making for lung cancer screening by patient navigators. BMC Prim Care. 2024 Oct 18; 25(1):373.
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Digital Navigator Training to Increase Access to Mental Health Care in Community-Based Organizations. Psychiatr Serv. 2024 Jun 01; 75(6):608-611.
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Patient Navigation for Timely, Guideline-Adherent Adjuvant Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A National Landscape Analysis. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2023 12; 21(12):1251-1259.e5.
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Understanding the Goals of Older Adults with Complex Care Needs, Their Family Caregivers and Their Care Providers Enrolled in a Patient Navigation Program. J Appl Gerontol. 2023 05; 42(5):862-870.
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Addressing high cervical cancer rates in the Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border: a community-based initiative focused on education, patient navigation, and medical provider training/telementoring. Perspect Public Health. 2023 Jan; 143(1):22-28.
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Pathways to housing stability and viral suppression for people living with HIV/AIDS: Findings from the Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-positive Homeless Populations initiative. PLoS One. 2020; 15(10):e0239190.
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Caregiver acceptance of a patient navigation program to increase human papillomavirus vaccination in pediatric clinics: a qualitative program evaluation. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019; 15(7-8):1585-1591.
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Establishing effective patient navigation programs in oncology. Support Care Cancer. 2019 Jun; 27(6):1985-1996.
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Lay navigation across the cancer continuum for older cancer survivors: Equally beneficial for Black and White survivors? J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 09; 10(5):779-786.