AYA-NAV, A Patient-Informed, Tailored Needs Navigation Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: IntroductionAdolescents and young adults (AYAs; 15-39 years old) with cancer experience poorer health outcomes and lower engagement in survivorship care often due to disproportionate financial toxicity and unmet health-related social needs (HRSN; e.g., food insecurity, housing instability, transportation barriers). Research has shown that needs navigation, the systematic screening, referral, and follow-up to resolve these barriers, is a potential strategy to reduce financial hardship. We assessed the feasibility of AYA-NAV, a centralized needs navigation intervention, through a pilot study involving AYAs with cancer.MethodsA prospective pilot study at a comprehensive cancer center screened AYAs for financial toxicity (i.e., COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity (COST) score ≤22) and u

SUBMITTER: Khurana RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12745527 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature