Melissa A. Simon|Laura S. Tom|Narissa J. Nonzee|Kara Murphy|Richard Endress|Xin Qi Dong|Joe Feinglass
Evaluating a Bilingual Patient Navigation Program for Uninsured Women With Abnormal Screening Tests for Breast and Cervical Cancer: Implications for Future Navigator Research
Rush University|Northwestern University|Rush University|Northwestern University|Rush University|Northwestern University|Rush University|Northwestern University|Rush University|Northwestern University|Rush University|Northwestern University|Rush University|Northwestern University
objectives dupage patient navigation collaborative evaluated patient navigation research program pnrp model uninsured women receiving free breast cervical cancer screening illinois breast cervical cancer program dupage county illinois methods used medical records review patient surveys 477 women compare median followup times external illinois breast cervical cancer program chicago pnrp benchmarks performance examined extent mitigated communitydefined timeliness risk factors delayed followup focus spanishspeaking participants results median followup time 290 days breast 565 days cervical screening abnormalities compared favorably external benchmarks spanishspeaking patients lower health literacy lower patient activation health care system distrust englishspeaking patients despite prevalence timeliness risk factors observed differences likelihood delayed gt 60 days followup language conclusions successful replication scaling pnrp navigation model dupage county illustrates promising approach future navigator research