کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
515416 867008 2015 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Design and implementation of a patient navigation system in rural Nepal: Improving patient experience in resource-constrained settings
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
طراحی و پیاده سازی یک سیستم ناوبری بیمار در روستای نپال: بهبود تجربه بیمار در مراکز با منابع محدود
کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی کامپیوتر نرم افزارهای علوم کامپیوتر
چکیده انگلیسی

Patient navigation programs have shown to be effective across multiple settings in guiding patients through the care delivery process. Limited experience and literature exist, however, for such programs in rural and resource-constrained environments. Patients living in such settings frequently have low health literacy and substantially lower social status than their providers. They typically have limited experiences interfacing with formalized healthcare systems, and, when they do, their experience can be unpleasant and confusing. At a district hospital in rural far-western Nepal, we designed and implemented a patient navigation system that aimed to improve patients' subjective care experience. First, we hired and trained a team of patient navigators who we recruited from the local area. Their responsibility is exclusively to demonstrate compassion and to guide patients through their care process. Second, we designed visual cues throughout our hospital complex to assist in navigating patients through the buildings. Third, we incorporated the patient navigators within the management and communications systems of the hospital care team, and established standard operating procedures. We describe here our experiences and challenges in designing and implementing a patient navigator program. Such patient-centered systems may be relevant at other facilities in Nepal and globally where patient health literacy is low, patients come from backgrounds of substantial marginalization and disempowerment, and patient experience with healthcare facilities is limited.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Healthcare - Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2015, Pages 251–257
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