- Title
- To adhere or not to adhere: rates and reasons of medication adherence in hematological cancer patients
- Creator
- Hall, Alix E.; Paul, Chris; Bryant, Jamie; Lynagh, Marita C.; Rowlings, Philip; Enjeti, Anoop; Small, Hannah
- Relation
- NHMRC.1061335 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1061335
- Relation
- Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology Vol. 97, Issue January 2016, p. 247-262
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.critrevonc.2015.08.025
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- To conduct a comprehensive review to examine among hematological cancer patients: (1) rates of adherence to self-administered cancer treatments; and (2) factors impacting on their adherence. Fifty two eligible publications were identified. The majority focused on Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) (n = 40) and Acute Lymphoid Leukaemia (ALL) (n = 11) patients. Adherence rates varied and depended on the definition and measures used. Patient understanding about their disease and treatment, and forgetting to take their medication impacted on patients’ level of adherence; while the use of reminders reduced forgetfulness. There is a lack of valid and reliable information relating to medication adherence of hematological cancer patients. Based on the limited data available we provide a profile of CML and ALL patients at potential risk of medication non-adherence, as well as a proposed checklist that can be used by health care providers in assessing and supporting patients in adhering to their medication.
- Subject
- hemato-oncology; adherence; compliance; medication; hematological cancer; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1338002
- Identifier
- uon:27917
- Identifier
- ISSN:1040-8428
- Language
- eng
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