The challenges faced by cancer patients, such as negative impacts on quality of life, uncoordinated healthcare interactions, and disparities among low-income, minority, and non-English speaking patients, highlight the need for interventions that break this cycle. The study by Patel et al. focuses on a community health worker (CHW) intervention for low-income, minority cancer … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Navigation for Patients With Cancer: It Is Time to Scale up
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Focused Training of Community Health Volunteers on Cervical Cancer in Rural Kisumu
In this quasi-experimental study, authors assessed the impacts of a training on the knowledge of cervical cancer and screening among community health volunteers in Kenya. Researchers recruited 425 CHVs from two sub-counties and assigned them to the intervention or control arm. In the intervention arm, CHVs received a three hour training about the risk factors, symptoms, and … [Read more...] about Focused Training of Community Health Volunteers on Cervical Cancer in Rural Kisumu
Advance Care Planning With Black Women with Breast Cancer: A Community Health Worker Model
This study sought to examine multilevel facilitators and barriers to successful advance care planning (ACP) conversations among Black women from the perspective of providers and CHWs who serve this community. Providers and CHWs were recruited from an academic medical center in a large urban city, and focus groups and interviews were conducted on barriers and facilitators to ACP … [Read more...] about Advance Care Planning With Black Women with Breast Cancer: A Community Health Worker Model
Feasibility of an Adapted Community-Based Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Cancer in the Rural South: Healthy Living Partnerships to Prevent Cancer (HELP PC)
This study aimed to assess the feasibility of evaluating a CHW-facilitated lifestyle intervention in a rural community. The Healthy Living Partnerships to Prevent Cancer, or HELP PC, is an intervention focused on weight reduction through reduced calorie intake and increased physical activity. Twenty-one study participants were recruited from local community centers and … [Read more...] about Feasibility of an Adapted Community-Based Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Cancer in the Rural South: Healthy Living Partnerships to Prevent Cancer (HELP PC)
Feasibility of a Palliative Care Intervention Utilizing Community Health Workers to Facilitate Delivery of Home-based Palliative Care in India
This study sought to assess the feasibility of a CHW-led home palliative care program. Researchers aimed to evaluate the ability of CHWs to assist patients, maintain records of care, and assess patient decline over the intervention. Four CHWs from Kolkata, India, were recruited and trained to use the Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance’s Palliative Care Toolkit. … [Read more...] about Feasibility of a Palliative Care Intervention Utilizing Community Health Workers to Facilitate Delivery of Home-based Palliative Care in India
