Community Volunteers and Primary Care Providers Supporting Older Adults in System Navigation: A Mixed Methods Study.
Jessica GaberStephanie Di PelinoJulie DattaSamina TalatTracy BrowneSarah Marentette-BrownSivan BomzePamela ForsythDoug OliverTracey CarrDee ManginPublished in: International journal of integrated care (2022)
Primary care teams' practice of system navigation was impacted by programme participation, including through learning about local CBHSS. However, volunteers felt more confident in tasks that did not include connecting to CBHSS. The programme did seem to result in many referrals, though the actual client uptake tended to be to more clinical rather than healthy lifestyle resources.