Community-engaged adaptation of ACCESS: A navigator-led early palliative care intervention for Black and Latina women with advanced breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Disparities in early palliative care (PC) access for Black and Latina women with advanced breast cancer (ABC) persist. This study elicited qualitative feedback from patients with ABC and health professionals to adapt a community navigator-led early PC program called ACCESS to improve PC access and supportive care outcomes for Black and Latina women with ABC.

Methods

This was a formative evaluation study using a community-engaged approach. Guided by a community advisory board, qualitative interviews were conducted with Black and Latina women with ABC (N = 20) and interdisciplinary health professionals and patient navigators (N = 20) to elicit feedback on the content, delivery, and format of ACCESS, a navigator-delivered early PC intervention to improve PC access

SUBMITTER: Mazor M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12482979 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature