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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Erratum: Attitude and willingness of attendance for participating in or completing acupuncture trials: a cross-sectional study [Corrigendum].
[This corrects the article on p. 53 in vol. 13, PMID: 30636870.].
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Oncologists' perspectives on adherence/non-adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy and management strategies in women with breast cancer.
Adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) is suboptimal, and a range of variables have been explored for understanding patients' experiences and motivations for medication-taking. However, oncologists' views on adherence are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to explore oncologists' perspectives on adherence/non-adherence and their strategies to ensure patients continue with treatments to inform the development of potential modifiable interventions. ⋯ Oncologists' perspectives on adherence/non-adherence to AET show similarities and significant differences with those in the literature based on patient-reported factors. Overall adherence was considered high, but the likelihood of unintentional non-adherence seems important in public sector patients. Information to patients should provide clear explanations on both severe and unpleasant side effects. Interventions to improve communication skills in oncologists and specialists responsible for survivorship care should be considered to strengthen patients' self-efficacy and effective medication-taking. Reliable data on adherence are needed.