Status Quo and Relationships between Medication Compliance and Beliefs Regarding Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients / 中国医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To examine the status quo and relationships between medication adherence and beliefs regarding endocrine therapy in breast cancer patients.Methods A total of 273 patients were recruited from one tertiary hospital in Shenyang by convenience sampling method.They were investigated by using the Morisky medication adherence scale and brief medication questionnaire (BMQ) for medication adherence and behefs about medicines.Results The mean 8-item medication adherence scale score was 6.39 ± 1.68,with 65％ medication compliance,which was lower than the domestic and foreign literature levels.The mean BMQ score was-0.02 ± 4.394 points,given that the conviction was low.Medication beliefs in medication compliance impact strength was statistically significant (r =0.457,P ＜ 0.05),with positive correlation.Conclusion The current status of medication adherence and beliefs regarding endocrine therapy in breast cancer patients was not satisfactory.Based on the urgent need to improve the compliance of endocrine therapy in patients with breast cancer in China,breast specialist nurses need to focus on the establishment of a nursing follow-up program for endocrine therapy to improve patient compliance.