Onkologie - Non-Compliance in der adjuvanten, endokrinen Therapie des Mammakarzinoms

Physicians’ influence on breast cancer patient compliance

“…The essential component of non-compliance is the communication and exchange of information between physician and patient [20]. …”

“…After evaluating various studies on compliance, Hadji et al list therapy-related, patient-related, and socio-economic factors as important reasons for non-compliance. The essential component of non-compliance is the communication and exchange of information between physician and patient [ 20 ].…”

“…Persistence is an important feature for determining compliance. Persistence refers to the period in which the patient complies with the recommended intake of medication [ 20 ]. In the present study, the end of persistence was defined by a gap of ≥180 days without treatment in patients who were still observable by the same doctor in the time after this gap.…”