Improving Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer Through a Therapeutic Educational Approach: A Feasibility Study
Aurélie Bourmaud, MD, PhD; Vanessa Rousset, MSC; Véronique Regnier-Denois, PhD; Olivier Collard, MD; Jean-Philippe Jacquin, MD; Yacine Merrouche, MD, PhD; Joelle Lapoirie, MSC; Fabien Tinquaut, MSC; Laurence Lataillade, PhD; and Franck Chauvin, MD, PhD
ONF
10.1188/16.ONF.e94-e103
Description
Purpose/Objectives: To develop and test the feasibility of a tailored therapeutic educational program, with the aim of improving adherence to oral endocrine adjuvant chemotherapy in women with breast cancer.
Design: A qualitative study to identify educational needs and a feasibility study assessing the efficacy of the program.
Setting: A comprehensive cancer center, the Lucien Neuwirth Cancer Institute in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France.
Sample: Two consecutive samples (N = 11, N = 6) of women taking adjuvant oral endocrine chemotherapy for breast cancer.