title: Evaluation and outcome measures in patient navigation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review evaluation and outcome measures, including patient-reported outcomes, for assessing the impact of patient navigation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published peer-reviewed papers, systematic reviews, clinical reports, research and clinical experience.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Research is demonstrating that patient navigation has beneficial outcomes across the cancer care continuum. More research is needed on outcomes of patient navigation by oncology nurses, to include baseline assessments that identify the areas of program focus, ongoing evaluation, and achievement of desired outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Oncology nurses who provide patient navigation as care coordinators, navigators, case managers, or team members have the potential to affect many positive outcomes in oncology care. Nursing research is needed to define oncology nursing patient navigation interventions and associated outcomes.
authors: Todd Cancer Institute, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA 90806, USA. rcraneokada@gmail.com
authors: Rebecca
authors: R
authors: Crane-Okada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D062526:Patient Navigation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015397:Program Evaluation