Trial reportBMC health services research2013
Navigating veterans with an abnormal prostate cancer screening test: a quasi-experimental study.
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- Interventions to improve access to cancer care in underserved populations in high income countries: a systematic review.Oncology reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of patient navigation on timely cancer care: the Patient Navigation Research Program.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2014Pooled it
- Reducing health and cancer disparities: an environmental scan of three promising health care access interventions in Alberta, Canada.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Addressing barriers to care for African American men facing prostate cancer: a scoping review of navigation programs.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Helping Men Find Their Way: Improving Prostate Cancer Clinic Attendance via Patient Navigation.Journal of community health · 2020Article
- Prostate cancer navigation: initial experience and association with time to care.World journal of urology · 2019Article
- Determinants of Clinic Absenteeism: A Novel Method of Examining Distance from Clinic and Transportation.Journal of community health · 2018Article
- Training in Patient Navigation: A Review of the Research Literature.Health promotion practice · 2016Review
- Psychosocial correlates of appointment keeping in immigrant cancer patients.Journal of psychosocial oncology · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundProstate cancer disproportionately affects low-income and minority men. This study evaluates the impact of a patient navigation intervention on timeliness of diagnostic resolution and treatment initiation among veterans with an abnormal prostate cancer screen.
methodsParticipants were enrolled between 2006 and 2010. The intervention involved a social worker and lay health worker navigation team that assisted patients in overcoming barriers to care. For navigated (n = 245) versus control (n = 245) participants, we evaluated rates of diagnostic resolution and treatment and adjusted for race, age, and Gleason score.
resultsOf 490 participants, 68% were African American, 47% were ≥ 65 years old, and 35% had cancer. Among those with an abnormal screen, navigation did not have a significant effect on time to diagnostic resolution compared to controls (median days of 97 versus 111; adj. HR 1.17, 95% CI, 0.96-1.43, p = 0.12). On analysis of the period beyond 80 days, navigated men reached resolution faster than controls (median of 151 days versus 190 days; adj. HR 1.41, 95% CI, 1.07-1.86, p = 0.01). Among those with cancer, navigation did not have a significant effect on time to treatment initiation compared to controls (median of 93 days versus 87 days; adj. HR 1.15, 95% CI, 0.82-1.62, p = 0.41).
conclusionOur navigation program did not significantly impact the overall time to resolution or treatment for men with prostate cancer compared to controls. The utility of navigation programs may extend beyond targeted navigation times, however, and future studies focusing on other outcomes measures are therefore needed.
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