Patient Navigation

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	N04.590.233.727.407.500
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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Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Comprehensive Health Care [N04.590.233]
Primary Health Care [N04.590.233.727]
Patient-Centered Care [N04.590.233.727.407]
Patient Navigation [N04.590.233.727.407.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2013	2	0	2
2014	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	3	0	3
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	4	1	5
2020	2	0	2
2021	2	0	2
2022	3	0	3
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	1	2
2025	1	0	1

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Rajabiun S, Cabral HJ, Chen CA, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Dugas JN, Amburgey D, Fitzgerald M, Lemon SC, Haas JS, Freund KM, Battaglia T. Cost and activity analysis for a citywide patient navigation intervention to engage underserved patients in breast cancer treatment: Findings from the Translating Research Into Practice study. Cancer. 2025 Jan 01; 131(1):e35671.

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Lemon SC, LeClair AM, Christenson E, Amburgey D, FitzGerald M, Cabral H, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Clark CR, Wang FQ, Ross J, Ohrenberger E, Haas JS, Freund KN, Battaglia TA. Implementation of social needs screening for minoritized patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer: a mixed methods evaluation in a pragmatic patient navigation trial. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jul 09; 24(1):783.

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N??ez ER, Ito Fukunaga M, Stevens GA, Yang JK, Reid SE, Spiegel JL, Ingemi MR, Wiener RS. Review of Interventions That Improve Uptake of Lung Cancer Screening: A Cataloging of Strategies That Have Been Shown to Work (or Not). Chest. 2024 Sep; 166(3):632-648.

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Tannenbaum MF, Mehta TS, Phillips J, Du L, Mehta RJ, Brook A. Impact of imaging nurse navigation on breast interventions: Direct and closed-loop patient communication and documentation. Clin Imaging. 2023 Sep; 101:37-43.

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Rajabiun S, Xiao V, Bak S, Robbins C, Casanova N, Cabral HJ, Lemon SC, Haas JS, Freund KM, Battaglia T. Using community-engaged methods to develop a study protocol for a cost analysis of a multi-site patient navigation intervention for breast cancer care. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Jul 08; 22(1):881.

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Casanova NL, LeClair AM, Xiao V, Mullikin KR, Lemon SC, Freund KM, Haas JS, Freedman RA, Battaglia TA. Development of a workflow process mapping protocol to inform the implementation of regional patient navigation programs in breast oncology. Cancer. 2022 07 01; 128 Suppl 13:2649-2658.

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Loo S, Mullikin K, Robbins C, Xiao V, Battaglia TA, Lemon SC, Gunn C. Patient navigator team perceptions on the implementation of a citywide breast cancer patient navigation protocol: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 May 21; 22(1):683.

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LeClair AM, Battaglia TA, Casanova NL, Haas JS, Freund KM, Moy B, Parsons SK, Ko NY, Ross J, Ohrenberger E, Mullikin KR, Lemon SC. Assessment of patient navigation programs for breast cancer patients across the city of Boston. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Mar; 30(3):2435-2443.

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Feinberg E, Augustyn M, Broder-Fingert S, Bennett A, Weitzman C, Kuhn J, Hickey E, Chu A, Levinson J, Sandler Eilenberg J, Silverstein M, Cabral HJ, Patts G, Diaz-Linhart Y, Fernandez-Pastrana I, Rosenberg J, Miller JS, Guevara JP, Fenick AM, Blum NJ. Effect of Family Navigation on Diagnostic Ascertainment Among Children at Risk for Autism: A Randomized Clinical Trial From DBPNet. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 03 01; 175(3):243-250.

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Battaglia TA, Freund KM, Haas JS, Casanova N, Bak S, Cabral H, Freedman RA, White KB, Lemon SC. Translating research into practice: Protocol for a community-engaged, stepped wedge randomized trial to reduce disparities in breast cancer treatment through a regional patient navigation collaborative. Contemp Clin Trials. 2020 06; 93:106007.

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