"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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| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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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Characteristics of patient navigation programs in the Cancer Moonshot ACCSIS colorectal cancer screening initiative. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023 06 08; 115(6):680-694.
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Navigated African American breast cancer patients as incidental change agents in their family/friend networks. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Mar; 30(3):2487-2496.
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What's PrEP?: peer navigator acceptability among minority MSM in Washington. BMC Public Health. 2020 Feb 18; 20(1):248.
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The use of mobile technology and peer navigation to promote adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivorship care: results of a randomized controlled trial. J Cancer Surviv. 2019 Aug; 13(4):580-592.
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Implementation of a Socio-structural Demonstration Project to Improve HIV Outcomes Among Young Black Men in the Deep South. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2019 08; 6(4):775-789.
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Economic assessment of patient navigation to colonoscopy-based colorectal cancer screening in the real-world setting at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Cancer. 2018 11 01; 124(21):4137-4144.
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Assessing local capacity to expand rural breast cancer screening and patient navigation: An iterative mixed-method tool. Eval Program Plann. 2017 04; 61:113-124.
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Rationale and design of Mi-CARE: The mile square colorectal cancer screening, awareness and referral and education project. Contemp Clin Trials. 2017 01; 52:75-79.
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Improving Breast Cancer Outcomes Through Patient Navigation. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2016 12; 25(12):1193-1194.
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Mailed Outreach Program Increases Ultrasound Screening of Patients With Cirrhosis for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Gastroenterology. 2017 02; 152(3):608-615.e4.