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A Qualitative Evaluation of the Avon Foundation Community Education and Outreach Initiative Patient Navigation Program

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This study presents a qualitative evaluation of the Avon Foundation Community Education and Outreach Initiative (CEOI) Patient Navigation Program. Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with breast cancer patients (N = 18) of the CEOI Patient Navigation Program. Primary strengths of the program include the nature of the relationship between the patient and navigator, the availability of navigators to attend appointments, and the fact that navigators were breast cancer survivors. The process of enrolling patients into the program was a weakness. Participants described positive experiences with this program. They also identified areas of improvement that are relevant to other patient navigation programs in the US.

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This study was supported by the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade.

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  1. Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Room 510, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    Winifred Wilkins Thompson, Tamara A. Mason & Kimberly Jacob Arriola

  2. Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence, Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Makeeta Rayton

  3. ICF Macro, 3 Corporate Square, Suite 370, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA

    Dara Ford Schlueter

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Schlueter, D.F., Thompson, W.W., Mason, T.A. et al. A Qualitative Evaluation of the Avon Foundation Community Education and Outreach Initiative Patient Navigation Program. J Canc Educ 25, 571–576 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-010-0073-2

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