Therapeutic adherence of patients with breast and prostate cancers

• Main Authors: Lia Raquel de Carvalho Viana (Author), Gerlania Rodrigues Salviano Ferreira (Author), Cláudia Jeane Lopes Pimenta (Author), Tatiana Ferreira da Costa (Author), Cleane Rosa Ribeiro da Silva (Author), Kátia Neyla de Freitas Macedo Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 10.15253/2175-6783.20212262495; 2175-6783
• Keywords: breast neoplasms; prostatic neoplasms; treatment adherence and compliance; oncology nursing.; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Rev Rene, Vol 22, p e62495 (2021)

Objective: to analyze the treatment compliance of patients with breast and prostate cancers. Methods: cross-sectional study with 303 patients with breast and prostate cancers. A semi-structured instrument and the Adherence Determinants Questionnaire Scale Brazilian version were used, and the data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: mean adherence was found among all participants (100.0%). In patients with prostate cancer, we observed weak correlations between age and interpersonal aspects of care (r=0.198; p=0.048); and between treatment time and intentions (r=-0.295; p=0.049). In breast cancer patients, there was a positive correlation between age and perceived support/severity (r=0.174; p=0.013); and between years of study and interpersonal aspects of care (r=0.145; p=0.038) and intentions (r=0.156; p=0.026). Conclusion: patients with breast and prostate cancers showed moderate adherence to treatment, with higher means in the Support/Severity domain and lower in the Perceived Susceptibility domain.