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ArticleHealth promotion practice2023

Examining ACCURE's Nurse Navigation Through an Antiracist Lens: Transparency and Accountability in Cancer Care.

Ida Griesemer, Alexandra F Lightfoot, Eugenia Eng, Claire Bosire, Fatima Guerrab, Amanda Kotey, Kimberly M Alexander, Stephanie Baker, Kristin Z Black, Crystal Dixon and 9 more

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Article in Health promotion practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Ida GriesemerVA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6556-2520
Alexandra F LightfootGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Eugenia EngGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Claire BosireGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Fatima GuerrabGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Amanda KoteyAlliant Health Solutions, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA.
Kimberly M AlexanderGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Stephanie BakerGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Kristin Z BlackGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Crystal DixonGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Katrina R EllisGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Karen FoleyUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Christina GoettschGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Antionette MooreGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Cleo A RyalsGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Beth SmithGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Christina YongueGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Samuel CykertGreensboro Health Disparities Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Linda B RobertsonUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Funding

UNC-CH TRAINING PROGRAM IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCHT32HS000032 · AHRQ · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI HOLMES, GEORGE M · 1989 to 2024
$8.2M
Cancer Health Disparities Training ProgramT32CA128582 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SMITH, JENNIFER SUSAN, TATE, DEBORAH F. · 2009 to 2023
$3.4M
Accountability for Cancer Care through Undoing Racism and Equity (ACCURE)R01CA150980 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI CYKERT, SAMUEL NMN, ENG, EUGENIA · 2012 to 2017
$2.9M
Symptom and Healthcare Access Reporting and Evaluation (SHARE) for Supportive Care EquityK01CA218473 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SAMUEL-RYALS, CLEO A · 2018 to 2021
$641k
AHRQ HHS T32 HS000032NCI NIH HHS K01 CA218473NCI NIH HHS R01 CA150980NCI NIH HHS T32 CA128582
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are persistent disparities in the delivery of cancer treatment, with Black patients receiving fewer of the recommended cancer treatment cycles than their White counterparts on average. To enhance racial equity in cancer care, innovative methods that apply antiracist principles to health promotion interventions are needed. The parent study for the current analysis, the Accountability for Cancer Care through Undoing Racism and Equity (ACCURE) intervention, was a system-change intervention that successfully eliminated the Black-White disparity in cancer treatment completion among patients with early-stage breast and lung cancer. The intervention included specially trained nurse navigators who leveraged real-time data to follow-up with patients during their treatment journeys. Community and academic research partners conducted thematic analysis on all clinical notes (n = 3,251) written by ACCURE navigators after each contact with patients in the specialized navigation arm (n = 162). Analysis was informed by transparency and accountability, principles adapted from the antiracist resource Undoing Racism and determined as barriers to treatment completion through prior research that informed ACCURE. We identified six themes in the navigator notes that demonstrated enhanced accountability of the care system to patient needs. Underlying these themes was a process of enhanced data transparency that allowed navigators to provide tailored patient support. Themes include (1) patient-centered advocacy, (2) addressing system barriers to care, (3) connection to resources, (4) re-engaging patients after lapsed treatment, (5) addressing symptoms and side effects, and (6) emotional support. Future interventions should incorporate transparency and accountability mechanisms and examine the impact on racial equity in cancer care.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsPatient NavigationSocial ResponsibilityAntiracismBlack or African AmericanHumansPatient AdvocacyRacismWhiteantiracismcancer careinterventionpatient navigationqualitativesocial support

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PMID36582178
PMCPMC11384289

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