Volunteer navigators to support people with life-limiting illness in the community
Key points Volunteer navigators provide support for people living at home with life-limiting illness.[1][1] Their primary roles are to assist people to locate and access community-based resources to meet their needs and to provide social support. Volunteers visit clients in their home on a regular
Authors
- Gloria Puurveen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0359-5866)
- Wendy Duggleby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3444-0392)
- Barbara Pesut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1063-7190)
- Kelly Ashford
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Okanagan University College (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.241692
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Health and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Health Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research