Feasibility of a psychosocial and patient navigation intervention to improve access to treatment among underserved breast cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2085-2093

  Madore, Shannon ^a   Kilbourn, Kristin ^a   Valverde, Patricia ^b   Borrayo, Evelinn ^a   Raich, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient navigation; Psychosocial oncology; Underserved breast cancer patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT NAVIGATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEMEDICINE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84905122818     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-014-2176-5     Document Type: Article

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