Promoting Socially Just Healthcare Systems
Social Work's Contribution to Patient Navigation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2501236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Louise Desrosiers (0000-0002-3480-9049, Western Kentucky University, corresponding author), Gayle Mallinger (Western Kentucky University), Tonya Bragg-Underwood (Western Kentucky University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 187-202 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Advances in Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1527-8565 • E-ISSN: 2331-4125 |
| Publisher | IU Indianapolis University Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.18060/18609 |
| OpenAlex | W3203793797 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
Patient navigation is an emerging area of healthcare practice that uses an interdisciplinary and integrated care model designed to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes. The authors define patient navigation, delineate the alignment of social work competencies with patient navigator requirements, and argue for a clear social work role and presence as patient navigators in interdisciplinary healthcare delivery. Social workers are well-equipped to carry out a variety of patient navigator responsibilities due to their unique skill of social justice advocacy as a macro-level intervention. Through involvement in patient navigation, social work leaders can promote the development of socially just healthcare systems that respect the dignity and worth of all patients
Dignity · Health care · Political science · Public relations · Computer Science · Engineering · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychology · Social Work
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |