Patient navigators for people with chronic disease: a systematic review

KA McBrien, N Ivers, L Barnieh, JJ Bailey… - PloS one, 2018‏ - journals.plos.org
Background People with chronic diseases experience barriers to managing their diseases
and accessing available health services. Patient navigator programs are increasingly being …

The efficacy and cost‐effectiveness of patient navigation programs across the cancer continuum: a systematic review

BM Bernardo, X Zhang, CM Beverly Hery… - Cancer, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Published studies regarding patient navigation (PN) and cancer were reviewed to assess
quality, determine gaps, and identify avenues for future research. The PubMed and …

Theoretical and practical challenges of proportionate universalism: a review

F Francis-Oliviero, L Cambon, J Wittwer… - … de salud publica, 2020‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective. In 2010, the principle of proportionate universalism (PU) has been proposed as a
solution to reduce health inequalities. It had a great resonance but does not seem to have …

Effectiveness of patient navigation to increase cancer screening in populations adversely affected by health disparities: a meta-analysis

HD Nelson, A Cantor, J Wagner, R Jungbauer… - Journal of general …, 2020‏ - Springer
Background This study evaluates the effectiveness of patient navigation to increase
screening for colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer in populations adversely affected by …

Inequalities in participation in colorectal cancer screening programmes: a systematic review

I Mosquera, N Mendizabal, U Martín… - European journal of …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major public health problem due to its incidence
and mortality. Screening programmes help decrease its impact on the population through …

Components and effectiveness of patient navigation programmes to increase participation to breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening: A systematic review

I Mosquera, A Todd, M Balaj, L Zhang… - Cancer …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Inequalities in cancer incidence and mortality can be partly explained by
unequal access to high‐quality health services, including cancer screening. Several …

Community health workers as healthcare navigators in primary care chronic disease management: a systematic review

SK Mistry, E Harris, M Harris - Journal of general internal medicine, 2021‏ - Springer
Background This review was carried out to synthesize the evidence of the effectiveness of
community health worker (CHW) navigation in primary care chronic disease management …

Achieving health equity in preventive services: a systematic review for a national institutes of health pathways to prevention workshop

HD Nelson, A Cantor, J Wagner… - Annals of internal …, 2020‏ - acpjournals.org
Background: Disadvantaged populations in the United States experience disparities in the
use of preventive health services. Purpose: To examine effects of barriers that create health …

Effect of text messaging on bowel preparation and appointment attendance for outpatient colonoscopy: a randomized clinical trial

N Mahmud, DA Asch, J Sung, C Reitz… - JAMA network …, 2021‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance Outpatient colonoscopy is important for colorectal cancer screening. However,
nonadherence and poor bowel preparation are common. Objective To determine if an …

Systematic review: impact of social determinants of health on the management and prognosis of gallstone disease

B Dupont, O Dejardin, V Bouvier, MA Piquet, A Alves - Health Equity, 2022‏ - liebertpub.com
Background: Due to its prevalence, gallstone disease is a major public health issue. It affects
diverse patient populations across various socioeconomic levels. Socioeconomic and …