Jessica Keim?Malpass|Aubrey Doede|Shayna L. Showalter
Does patient health literacy impact adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy in breast cancer patients?
University of Virginia|University of Virginia|University of Virginia|Charlottesville Medical Research
purpose functional health literacy critical patients functional understanding management disease including adherence medications treatment recommendationsthe purpose study determine relationship selfreported health literacy 1 decision take adjuvant endocrine therapy 2 adherence adjuvant endocrine therapy 2 years among women breast cancermethods initiated prospective health literacy assessment determine relationship health literacy breast health outcomesamong overall cohort determined women estrogen receptor positive er disease recommended take adjuvant endocrine therapy initiated treatment adherent 2 years following diagnosisdescriptive statistics logistic regression calculated determine relationship health literacy initiation adherenceresults among 340 patients sample recommended take adjuvant endocrine therapy 296 871 initiated therapytwoyear followup data available 136 patients er tumorsamong patients 2year longitudinal data available 108 794 adherent still taking endocrine therapy 2 years following diagnosisin univariate logistic regression analysis statistical significance health literacy initiation adjuvant endocrine therapy adherence adjuvant endocrine therapy 2 yearsconclusion despite underpinnings regarding health literacy medication adherence supporting hypothesis find association health literacy decision initiate therapy continued adherence 2 years following diagnosisfurther study needed determine nuances adherence adjuvant endocrine therapy women breast cancer