What do people with lung cancer and stroke expect from patient navigation? A qualitative study in Germany

Conclusion For chronic and complex diseases—as is the case with lung cancer and stroke—it appears less important for navigators to fulfil disease-specific tasks. Rather, they should ensure that patients’ more general needs, in relation to social, practical and emotional support, are met in a way that suits their individual wishes. Following these results, patient navigation programmes might be designed to include generic elements, which should then be adapted to the infrastructure in a particular healthcare region and to the particularities of a specific healthcare system.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Open access, Qualitative research Source Type: research