ArticleBreast care (Basel, Switzerland)
The Impact of Breast Care Nurses on Patients' Satisfaction, Understanding of the Disease, and Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy.
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Interventions to Promote Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Adherence Among Breast Cancer Survivors.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of interventions to improve adherence to endocrine therapy.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2019Pooled it
- Racial/Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in endocrine therapy adherence in breast cancer: a systematic review.American journal of public health · 2015Pooled it
- Adherence to adjuvant hormonal therapy among breast cancer survivors in clinical practice: a systematic review.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2012Pooled it
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- Improving adjuvant endocrine therapy initiation among patients with breast cancer: a nurse-led, culturally sensitive pilot study.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2025Article
- Preventing metastatic recurrence in low-risk ER/PR + breast cancer patients-a retrospective clinical study exploring the evolving challenge of persistence with adjuvant endocrine therapy.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2023Article
- It's not an easy fix: Adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy after breast cancer.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2021Article
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- Improving Adherence to Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy Among Disadvantaged Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in South Carolina: Proposal for a Multimethod Study.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
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- Interventions to improve endocrine therapy adherence in breast cancer survivors: what is the evidence?Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2018Review
- Endocrine therapy adherence: a cross-sectional study of factors affecting adherence and discontinuation of therapy.Irish journal of medical science · 2016Article
- A hard pill to swallow: a qualitative study of women's experiences of adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer.BMJ open · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundBreast care nurses (BCNs) are specialized caregivers in certified breast cancer center teams. The impact of a BCN's work remains unknown. PATIENTS AND
methodsThe role of BCN care was evaluated in a post-discharge mail survey of 360 patients.
resultsA total of 207 (87%) of 237 (66%) returned questionnaires were analyzed; 171 (83%) patients had BCN contact, 36 (17%) did not. The mean global quality of life scores (EORTC-QLQ-C30) were 66.3 for women with contact to a BCN versus 62.5 for women without such contact (p < 0.05). Women with a BCN contact had better results than women without (p < 0.001) for the following parameters: receipt of information material (84 vs. 64%), information about hospital procedures (93 vs. 72%) and treatment plan (91 vs. 63%), and knowledge of own tumor hormone receptor status (83 vs. 53%). Medication adherence correlated with the knowledge about the tumor hormone receptor status and was significantly higher in women having contact with a BCN (79 vs. 56%). The high recommendation rate (81%) reflects the high level of satisfaction with BCNs. A qualitative analysis of comments and suggestions identified aspects to improve BCN services.
conclusionsBCN improve satisfaction and treatment adherence in breast cancer patients.
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