Navigation in Lung Cancer Prevention, Detection, and Care
摘要
Leveraging navigators such as nurses, community health workers, social workers, and a cadre of allied health professionals to successfully screen and support high-quality lung cancer care delivery to people at risk and experiencing this deadly disease is an evidence-based practice and is gaining ground. A growing body of research demonstrates the value of integrating patient navigation across the care continuum for improved outcomes. This chapter will review the history of patient navigation, define the current roles and responsibilities of the navigator, and discuss the future of navigators as patient and family partners and intermediaries for patients and families, and clinical lung cancer care teams from lung cancer screening through survivorship. This chapter will also outline implementation strategies for models of care with integrated lung cancer navigation to improve the patient’s experience and lung cancer outcomes.