Open AccessAdherence to Oral Targeted Anti-Lung Cancer Therapy: A Qualitative Interview Study
Author(s) -
Huiyue Zhou,
Xin Wang,
Dan Yu,
Ruofei Du,
Huaisong Wang,
Jizhe Zhu,
Haoning Zhang,
Changying Chen,
Tao Wang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s341966
Subject(s) - medicine , thematic analysis , lung cancer , family medicine , qualitative research , nursing , oncology , social science , sociology
Oral targeted antineoplastic drugs (OTADs) are becoming more and more acceptable for lung cancer treatment due to their advantages such as the convenience of administration and milder side effects. However, medication adherence represents a major issue for prolonged OTAD treatment. In this study, the factors associated with treatment adherence to OTAD were explored through the Adherence Influencing Factor Framework suggested by WHO. Based on these results, we further examined the potential factors related to social psychological cognition in OTAD adherence in patients with lung cancer.