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Effectiveness of patient navigator interventions on uptake of colorectal cancer screening in primary care settings
Author(s) -
Muliira Joshua Kanaabi,
D'Souza Melba Sheila
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
japan journal of nursing science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.363
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1742-7924
pISSN - 1742-7932
DOI - 10.1111/jjns.12102
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , medicine , colorectal cancer , scopus , colorectal cancer screening , family medicine , primary care , intervention (counseling) , medline , inclusion (mineral) , cancer , nursing , colonoscopy , psychology , social psychology , political science , law
Aim Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in the world and every year it is responsible for 610,000 deaths worldwide. The aim of this review was to examine the effectiveness of patient navigator interventions towards enhancing uptake of colorectal cancer screening in primary care settings. Methods Electronic databases such as PubM ed, CINHAL , Google Scholar and SCOPUS were searched to retrieve articles reporting on primary studies applying any patient navigator intervention to promote uptake of colorectal cancer screening in eligible patients. The search yielded 292 articles and 15 met the inclusion criteria. Results All 15 studies were conducted in urban settings located in the USA . The findings of the review show that patient navigator interventions can increase colorectal cancer screening rates in diverse primary care settings. Patient navigator interventions were most effective in patients who belong to minority groups and enhanced uptake of colorectal cancer screening with rates ranging 11–91%. Conclusion There is a need for further studies to examine the effectiveness of patient navigator interventions in rural populations and other countries. Such studies will help us to clearly characterize the effectiveness of patient navigator interventions.