Investigating patient navigator impact on older adults’ transitions from acute care: A randomized controlled trial with embedded qualitative component
Patient navigators play an important role in orthogeriatric rehabilitation by facilitating more appropriate use of healthcare resources. Patients and caregivers found patient navigators supportive and helpful with care. Patient navigators were shown particularly helpful for participants with higher care needs and would also be beneficial for patients with fewer family supports. Trial Registration: NCT06107699.
Authors
- Leanne Skerry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7500-8435)
- Tracy A. Freeze
- Karla Faig
- Kathleen O’Keefe
- Ravneet Somal
- Chi Nguyen
- Natasha Hanson
- Pamela Jarrett
Institutions
- University of New Brunswick (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Saint John Regional Hospital (CA)
- Horizon Health Network (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0341251
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00