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SUBMITTER: Vilchis H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5871533 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vilchis Hugo H Onstad Lynn E LE Benavidez Rachel R Castillo Rebecca R Bush Nigel N Sanchez Janet J O'Connell Mary M Thompson Beti B Moinpour Carol M CM
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 20190201 1
We conducted a pilot test of a patient navigation intervention (Una Mano Amiga) to address cancer health disparities in three rural counties in southwest New Mexico. We trained two bilingual lay health workers (promotoras) as patient navigators (PNs) to help adult cancer patients and their participating families in Grant, Luna, and Hidalgo counties "navigate" the health care system, including appropriate access to social and financial services. Our hypothesized outcome was a reduction in time fr ...[more]