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Supportive Care in Cancer
Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer 12/2014

01-12-2014 | Original Article

Patient navigation moderates emotion and information demands of cancer treatment: a qualitative analysis

Authors: Sally J. Rousseau, Sharon G. Humiston, Amy Yosha, Paul C. Winters, Starlene Loader, Vi Luong, Bonnie Schwartzbauer, Kevin Fiscella

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 12/2014

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Abstract

Purpose

Patient navigation is increasingly employed to guide patients through cancer treatment. We assessed the elements of navigation that promoted patients’ involvement in treatment among patients with breast and colorectal cancer that participated in a navigation study.

Methods

We conducted qualitative analysis of 28 audiotaped and transcribed semi-structured interviews of navigated and unnavigated cancer patients.

Results

Themes included feeling emotionally and cognitively overwhelmed and desire for a strong patient-navigator partnership. Both participants who were navigated and those who were not felt that navigation did or could help address their emotional, informational, and communicational needs. The benefits of logistical support were cited less often.

Conclusions

Findings underscore the salience of personal relationships between patients and navigators in meeting patients’ emotional and informational needs.
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Metadata
Title
Patient navigation moderates emotion and information demands of cancer treatment: a qualitative analysis
Authors
Sally J. Rousseau
Sharon G. Humiston
Amy Yosha
Paul C. Winters
Starlene Loader
Vi Luong
Bonnie Schwartzbauer
Kevin Fiscella
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 12/2014
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-014-2295-z

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