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Inner conflict in patients receiving oral anticancer agents: a qualitative study.
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- Pooled it
- Psychosocial functioning in individuals with advanced oesophago-gastric cancer: a mixed methods systematic review.BMC palliative care · 2023Pooled it
- Self-care behaviors in patients with cancer treated with oral anticancer agents: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Pooled it
- Patients' Attitudes and Experiences of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis: A Qualitative Synthesis.Arthritis care & research · 2018Pooled it
- Symptom Burden and Treatment Satisfaction Among Patients with Cancer in a Day Care Unit.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- The relationship between medication beliefs, patient activation, and self-rated health in patients taking oral anticancer agents.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- When can cancer patient treatment nonadherence be considered intentional or unintentional? A scoping review.PloS one · 2023Article
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- User acceptance of an app-based adherence intervention: Perspectives from patients taking oral anticancer medications.Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners · 2019Article
- Adherence assessment of patients with metastatic solid tumors who are treated in an oncology group practice.SpringerPlus · 2016Article
- The Effect of Structured Education to Patients Receiving Oral Agents for Cancer Treatment on Medication Adherence and Self-efficacy.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore the experiences of patients receiving oral anticancer agents.
designA qualitative study using semistructured interviews with a grounded theory approach.
settingA university hospital in Japan.
participants14 patients with gastric cancer who managed their cancer with oral anticancer agents.
resultsPatients with cancer experienced inner conflict between rational belief and emotional resistance to taking medication due to confrontation with cancer, doubt regarding efficacy and concerns over potential harm attached to use of the agent. Although they perceived themselves as being adherent to medication, they reported partial non-adherent behaviours. The patients reassessed their lives through the experience of inner conflict and, ultimately, they recognised their role in medication therapy.
conclusionsPatients with cancer experienced inner conflict, in which considerable emotional resistance to taking their medication affected their occasional non-adherent behaviours. In patient-centred care, it is imperative that healthcare providers understand patients' inner conflict and inconsistency between their subjective view and behaviour to support patient adherence.
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