Corrigan Patrick W, Pickett Susan, Batia Karen, Michaels Patrick J
a Lewis College of Human Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology , Chicago , Illinois , USA.
Soc Work Public Health. 2014;29(6):581-93. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2014.893854.
People of color with serious mental illnesses experience high rates of morbidity and mortality. Patient navigators, developed for cancer care, may help this group benefit from integrated care. This review examined patient navigators' key ingredients for cancer care for relevance to patients of color for application of peer services to psychiatric goals. Among cancer patients, navigators lead to greater treatment engagement and improved health outcomes for ethnic minority groups. Research also suggests peers can improve integrated care by providing effective psychiatric services to individuals with mental illness. Ongoing research examines peer navigators' impact on integrated care for patients of color.
患有严重精神疾病的有色人种的发病率和死亡率很高。为癌症护理而设立的患者导航员可能有助于这一群体从综合护理中受益。本综述研究了癌症护理中患者导航员的关键要素,以确定其与有色人种患者的相关性,以便将同伴服务应用于精神科目标。在癌症患者中,导航员可提高少数族裔群体的治疗参与度并改善健康结果。研究还表明,同伴可为患有精神疾病的个体提供有效的精神科服务,从而改善综合护理。正在进行的研究考察了同伴导航员对有色人种患者综合护理的影响。