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Patient navigation programs in Alberta, Canada: an environmental scan.
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- Emergency Department Navigator Interventions and Outcome Measures: A Scoping Review.International journal of older people nursing · 2025Article
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- Patient Navigation Programs in Canada for People With Dementia, Their Caregivers and Care Providers: An Environmental Scan.Sage open agingArticle
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPatient navigation is a complex intervention that has garnered substantial interest and investment across Canada. We conducted an environmental scan to understand the landscape of patient navigation programs within the health care system in Alberta, Canada.
methodsWe included patient navigation programs within Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Alberta's Primary Care Networks (PCNs). Key informants were asked in October 2016 to identify existing programs and their corresponding program contacts. These program contacts were invited to complete a telephone-based survey from October 2016 to July 2017, to provide program descriptions and eligibility criteria, and to identify gaps in navigation. Programs were included if they engaged patients on an individual basis, and either facilitated continuity of care or promoted patient and family empowerment. We tabulated results and calculated summary statistics for program characteristics.
resultsNinety-five potentially eligible programs were identified by key informants. The response rate to the study survey was 73% (
interpretationPatient navigation programs are common and have extended beyond cancer care, from which the construct originated; however, gaps include a lack of awareness and inequitable access to the programs. These findings will be of interest to those developing and implementing patient navigation interventions in Alberta and other jurisdictions.
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