Reducing the unmet needs of patients with colorectal cancer: a feasibility study of The Pathfinder Volunteer Program.

Goals Of The Work: Many cancer patients experience unmet needs and elevated levels of anxiety and depression. This paper describes a volunteer-delivered intervention to reduce the psychosocial needs of cancer patients and presents findings from a feasibility study of this intervention.

Materials And Methods: The telephone-based intervention, called the Pathfinder Program, involves the assignment of volunteers to patients to assist them in addressing their needs as identified in questionnaires.