Improving Lung Cancer Screening Among Patients With Experiences of Homelessness
Menée aux Etats-Unis à partir de l'analyse d'un sous-groupe de 260 personnes qui ont été ou sont sans domicile fixe (âge moyen : 60,5 ans ; 184 hommes), cette étude examine l'effet d'un système d'accompagnement des patients sur la participation au dépistage du cancer du poumon par tomographie numérique à faible dose de rayonnement
Amid record-high rates of housing insecurity and striking evidence of the health harms associated with it, health systems are increasingly investing in interventions to improve health care access and quality among patients with housing insecurity. Patient navigation interventions—in which a trained individual guides patients through complex health care processes, addresses barriers to care, and ensures timely and appropriate follow-up—have emerged as a promising strategy to facilitate care among patients with housing insecurity and other social and medical challenges. Lung cancer screening, an evidence-based strategy to reduce lung cancer mortality, is an apt target for navigation interventions for populations with housing insecurity, who exhibit lower screening rates and higher lung cancer morbidity and mortality relative to the general population.
JAMA Network Open , éditorial en libre accès, 2025