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- Title
Clinical outcomes of patient navigation performed by nurses in the oncology setting: an integrative review.
- Authors
Lima Rodrigues, Rodrigo; Schneider, Franciane; Puchalski Kalinke, Luciana; Silveira Kempfer, Silvana; Schubert Backes, Vânia Marli
- Abstract
Objective: to evidence the clinical outcomes of navigation performed by nurses in cancer patients. Methods: this is an integrative literature review with collection in MEDLINE via PUBMED, LILACS, Web of Science, Scopus, and CINAHL databases. The final sample consisted of seven studies. The data were analyzed and presented descriptively. Data related to clinical outcomes were compiled and described in full. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality categorization was used to assess the level of evidence. Results: the clinical outcomes demonstrated were decreased distress, anxiety and depression, improved control and management of symptoms, improved physical conditioning, improved quality and continuity of care, improved quality of life, reduced time to start treatment. Final considerations: there is research that shows better clinical outcomes in cancer patients through navigation by nurses across the continuum of health care.
- Subjects
ONCOLOGY nursing; ONLINE information services; CINAHL database; MEDICAL quality control; HEALTH education; SYSTEMATIC reviews; PATIENT-centered care; HEALTH outcome assessment; CANCER patients; CONTINUUM of care; MENTAL depression; QUALITY of life; RESEARCH funding; MEDLINE; ANXIETY; EVIDENCE-based nursing; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
- Publication
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021, Vol 74, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0034-7167
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0804