암 환자의 경구용 항암제 복용이행 영향요인

• Published in: Asian oncology nursing Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 201 - 209
• Main Authors: 이연희(Lee, Yeon Hee), 정인숙(Jeong, Ihn Sook)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한종양간호학회 2013
• Subjects: 간호학; Medication Adherence; 암; Mouth; Drug Therapy; 경구용 항암화학요법; Neoplasms; 복용이행
• ISSN: 2287-2434; 2287-447X

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence on medication adherence to oral anticancer drugs. Methods: 147 cancer patients receiving oral anticancer drugs were surveyed. The survey content included medication adherence, social support, depression, self-efficacy and symptom experience. Results: The mean medication adherence was 6.77 based on 8 points (84.6 based on 100 points). The influencing factors on medication adherence were symptom experience (${\beta}$=-.19), decision of oral chemotherapy (${\beta}$=.25) and social support (${\beta}$=.21), and 17.0% of the variance in medication adherence was explained by these three factors in stepwise multiple regression analysis. Conclusion: The level of medication adherence to oral anticancer drugs was relatively high, and increased by decreasing symptom experience, and increasing social support. Considering the medication adherence is related with positive treatment outcome, nursing effort to improve medication adherence by decreasing symptom experience, and increasing social support is needed.