SynthesisJournal of general internal medicine2016
Navigating Language Barriers: A Systematic Review of Patient Navigators' Impact on Cancer Screening for Limited English Proficient Patients.
Synthesis in Journal of general internal medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07474584 (The OpRESTORE AI-Patient Navigator Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 51 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The OpRESTORE AI-Patient Navigator Study: Developing and Testing an AI-enhanced Patient Navigator for UK Veterans With Service-related Physical Health Problems
Who cites it
51 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 92 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Assessing evidence of interventions addressing inequity among migrant populations: a two-stage systematic review.International journal for equity in health · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of patient navigation on satisfaction with cancer care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Pooled it
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- Language Barriers and Breast Reconstruction Decision-Making-A Literature Review and Exploratory Analysis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Equity in Neurotoxicity Care in the Era of Cancer Immunotherapy.Seminars in neurology · 2026Article
- Characteristics and Effectiveness of Patient Navigation Programs on Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-Up Colonoscopy Uptake: A Systematic Review.AJPM focus · 2026Review
- Interventions to Improve Breast Screening Uptake for Black African Women in High Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- Women's preferences for cervical cancer screening methods: a discrete choice experiment in Estonia and France.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Patient Navigators in Cochlear Implant Services: A Survey of Current Practices and Utilization.Otology & neurotology open · 2025Article
- Cancer care disparities among patients with limited English proficiency: challenges and strategies for equity.BJC reports · 2025Review
- Association Between Spanish-Language Patient Navigation and Adherence to Multi-Target Stool DNA Testing Among Spanish-Speaking Patients at Sanitas Medical Center.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025Article
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- Families' experiences accessing care after genomic sequencing in the pediatric cancer context: "It's just been a big juggle".Journal of genetic counseling · 2024Article
- Adaptations to a patient navigation program for follow-up colonoscopy in rural primary care practices.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo systematically review the literature on the impact of patient navigators on cancer screening for limited English proficient (LEP) patients. DATA SOURCES: Electronic databases (PubMed, PsycINFO via OVID, Web of Science, Cochrane, EMBASE, and Scopus) through 8 May 2015. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Articles in this review had: (1) a study population of LEP patients eligible for breast, cervical or colorectal cancer screenings, (2) a patient navigator intervention to provide services prior to or during cancer screening, (3) a comparison of the patient navigator intervention to either a control group or another intervention, and (4) language-specific outcomes related to the patient navigator intervention. STUDY APPRAISAL: We assessed the quality of the articles using the Downs and Black Scale.
resultsFifteen studies met the inclusion criteria and evaluated the screening rates for breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer in 15 language populations. Fourteen studies resulted in improved screening rates for LEP patients between 7 and 60%. There was great variability in the patient navigation interventions evaluated. Training received by navigators was not reported in nine of the studies and no studies assessed the language skills of the patient navigators in English or the target language. LIMITATIONS: This study is limited by the variability in study designs and limited reporting on patient navigator interventions, which reduces the ability to draw conclusions on the full effect of patient navigators.
conclusionsOverall, we found evidence that navigators improved screening rates for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening for LEP patients. Future studies should systematically collect data on the training curricula for navigators and assess their English and non-English language skills in order to identify ways to reduce disparities for LEP patients.
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