Abstract
Breast cancer is the most prevalent and costly cancer among females. About 80% of breast cancer patients take oral endocrine therapy (OET), such as anastrozole, letrozole, tamoxifen, and exmestane. These medications increase survival, improve quality-of-life and decrease healthcare costs, yet many patients do not take it properly. The purpose of this study is to identify rates of and multi-level determinants influencing OET non-adherence (NA) among older women with breast cancer enrolled in Medicare Part-D. It is important to consider older women with breast cancer; the medium breast cancer patient age was 62 and more than 20% of newly diagnosed patients were older than 70 in 2021.
Sigma Membership
Lambda Phi
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Medication Adherence, Oral Endocrine Therapy, Breast Cancer
Advisor
Cynthia L. Russell
Second Advisor
Gregory Alexander
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Degree Year
2023
Recommended Citation
Ruggeri, Sunny Yoo, "The resilient study: A retrospective, descriptive correlational investigation of rate and correlates of oral endocrine therapy adherence in older women with breast cancer" (2023). Dissertations. 1118.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1118
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2023-09-18
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 30635315; ProQuest document ID: 2856708241. The author still retains copyright.