Oncology Legal Navigation- Medical Legal Partnership
Jean Edward
Summary
The overall objective of this study is to implement a sustainable oncology legal navigation program that will provide direct legal navigation services to help patients and caregivers overcome legal barriers to care in order to reduce cancer-related financial toxicity (FT) and improve health-related quality of life (QOL) among patients/caregivers.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * receiving or have received services at the Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky * patient with cancer diagnosis * caregiver of patient with cancer diagnosis * 18 years or older * facing legal barriers to care Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide consent
Interventions
- Otheroncology legal navigation services
Participants receive direct legal assistance/navigation followed by consultation, and assistance with legal issues related to health/social benefits, housing, employment/education, planning ahead, and family law
Location
- University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky