Research Article Review: Evaluation of a Patient Navigation Program For all patients, receiving a diagnosis of cancer is a life changing event. One that produces fear, shock, and a feeling of being totally overwhelmed. While trying to cope with all of these emotions, the patient must also make critical decisions about treatment options, along with navigating the healthcare system and advocating for themselves. Navigation programs were “introduced as an intervention to reduce patient barriers and achieve optimal healthcare outcomes” (Koh, Nelson, & Cook, 2011). In reviewing the article, Evaluation of a Patient Navigation Program, the research question identified is how effective is a patient navigation program in gaining timely access to healthcare, in identifying and resolving barriers to the patient’s care as well as whether the patient was satisfied with the navigation experience. This student’s research question was similar in that it ask the question, does having a Nurse Navigator reduce barriers and the delay in treatment for those patients diagnosed with cancer?
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During analysis of the data, the researches performed a power analysis as well as independent t test and chi- square test to determine whether the presence or absence of a navigator had an association with the outcome of a patient’s
Research Design …show more content…
During analysis of the data, the researches performed a power analysis as well as independent t test and chi- square test to determine whether the presence or absence of a navigator had an association with the outcome of a patient’s