"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 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 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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Navigation programs relevant for African American men with prostate cancer: a scoping review protocol. Syst Rev. 2022 06 14; 11(1):122.
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Stakeholder Perspectives on Colonoscopy Navigation and Colorectal Cancer Screening Inequities. J Cancer Educ. 2021 08; 36(4):670-676.
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The Care-coordination Approach to Learning Lupus Self-Management: a patient navigator intervention for systemic lupus inpatients. Lupus Sci Med. 2021 05; 8(1).
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Systematic Review of Interventions to Increase Stool Blood Colorectal Cancer Screening in African Americans. J Community Health. 2021 02; 46(1):232-244.
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Patient barriers to cancer clinical trial participation and navigator activities to assist. Adv Cancer Res. 2020; 146:139-166.
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Preface. Adv Cancer Res. 2020; 146:xv-xx.
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Availability of patient-centered cancer support services: A statewide survey of cancer centers. PLoS One. 2018; 13(3):e0194649.
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Influencing Quality Reporting: Using the Rapid Quality Reporting System in a Community Network?. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2017 Oct 01; 21(5):561-566.
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Effect of Patient Navigation With or Without Financial Incentives on Viral Suppression Among Hospitalized Patients With HIV Infection and Substance Use: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2016 Jul 12; 316(2):156-70.
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A patient navigator and education program for increasing potential living donors: a comparative observational study. Clin Transplant. 2016 05; 30(5):619-27.