HIV Patient Navigation in the United States: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of Navigators' Experiences.

ABSTRACT: Patient navigation is increasingly used to link and (re)engage persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to care. A more holistic understanding of patient navigation can be achieved by exploring the experiences of navigators, the persons who comprise half of the navigation process. We conducted a meta-synthesis of navigator experiences with HIV patient navigation using a phenomenological approach. We identified nine relevant studies. Data were analyzed using thematic synthesis. Analysis identified two overarching themes relating to (1) the breadth and depth of bidirectional relationships and functional activities that navigators undertake to connect their clients to care and (2) the inherently personal experience of delivering navigation services. From these thematic findings, we rec

SUBMITTER: Roland KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8637934 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature