Hospital-based patient navigation programs for patients who experience injury-related trauma and their caregivers: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This review's objective is to map the literature on the characteristics, impact, barriers and facilitators of hospital-based patient navigation programmes that support patients who experience injury-related trauma and their caregivers. Patients who experience injury-related trauma frequently require support from multiple care teams and face many challenges to care, both in hospital and when transitioning across settings and services. Patient navigation can improve their care.

Design

This review is conducted according to JBI methodology for scoping reviews. The initial database search took place on 6 June 2021 and the grey literature search took place between September and October 2021. The results are presented in a Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews

SUBMITTER: Doucet S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806040 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature