Evaluation of Patient Needs and Patient Navigator Communication about Cervical Cancer Prevention in Appalachian Kentucky

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• Alternative Title:
  J Commun
• Personal Author:
  Cohen, Elisia L. ; Scott, Allison M. ; White, Carol R. ; Dignan, Mark B.
• Description:
  Few studies describe the way patient navigation processes may address disparities in treatment and follow-up care for medically underserved populations. Using a social ecological framework, we analyzed survey assessments of 519 patients completing a randomized navigation trial in Appalachia Kentucky to examine patient-reported barriers to follow-up cervical cancer care. We also analyzed in-depth interview transcripts with four lay patient navigators in the trial to identify barriers to follow-up care and to learn what communication strategies navigators use to successfully (or unsuccessfully) help patients navigate around those barriers. Our analysis provides insight into how patient navigation may improve adherence to follow-up care through assisted uncertainty management. We also discuss opportunities for improving navigator training to address disparities in clinical outcomes.
• Subjects:
  • Breast Neoplasms/prevention & control
  • Communication
  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Female
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Humans
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Patient Navigation
  • Professional-Patient Relations
• Source:
  J Commun. 63(1):72-94.
• Pubmed ID:
  27030783
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4809205
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 CA120606/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U48 DP001932/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Appalachian Region ; Kentucky
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42101/cdc_42101_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 250.15 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6d6dccfe4325b34295caf66a5798c44454e76110ff3d9350bdb06fe55bc0c236