Journal article
The Role of the Indigenous Patient Navigator: A Scoping Review
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Healthcare systems are complex and as a result patients may experience fragmentation of services. Indigenous populations experience increasingly disproportionate health disparities compared to non-Indigenous populations. Patient navigation is known as a patient-centered approach to empower individuals to connect with appropriate services. Literature surrounding the Indigenous Patient Navigator (IPN) remains sparse necessitating this …
Authors
Rankin A; Baumann A; Downey B; Valaitis R; Montour A; Mandy P
Journal
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 199–210
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
6 2022
DOI
10.1177/08445621211066765
ISSN
0844-5621