African American patient and caregiver attitudes and perceptions of community health workers as lay patient navigators in palliative care

African American patient and caregiver attitudes and perceptions of community health workers as lay patient navigators in palliative care 
Annals of Palliative Medicine; by Olivia Monton, Shannon Fuller, Amn Siddiqi, Alison P Woods, Taleaa Masroor, Robert Joyner, Ronit Elk, Jill Owczarzak, Fabian M Johnston; 8/5/24 
Underutilization of palliative care services, especially among African American patients with advanced cancer, remains an important public health problem. To address this gap, we developed a community health worker (CHW) palliative care intervention for African American patients with advanced cancer, which is being formally assessed through an ongoing effectiveness-implementation trial. ... Results: Overall, there was a lack of awareness and understanding of palliative care, due primarily to limited experiences with palliative care services among study participants. Despite this lack of familiarity, participants recognized the potential benefits of palliative care for patients with advanced cancer.