Zoe Moon|Rona Moss?Morris|Myra Hunter|Samantha Goodliffe|Lyndsay D. Hughes
Acceptability and feasibility of a self-management intervention for women prescribed tamoxifen
King's College London|King's College London|King's College London|King's College London|King's College London
objective 50 breast cancer survivors prescribed tamoxifen take prescribed full duration linked increased risk recurrence mortality paper tests feasibility acceptability selfdirected psychoeducational intervention support medication taking design single arm prepost design used 33 women suboptimal adherence tamoxifen scores 24 medication adherence rating scale range 525 taking part intervention 212 weeks method feasibility assessed via eligibility uptake retention questionnaires completed pre postintervention qualitative interviews conducted assess acceptability materials results recruitment uptake good 87 eligible participants agreeing participate two thirds participants recruited study completed followup questionnaires 66 qualitative interviews showed participants found materials acceptable helpful paired samples ttests showed small improvements adherence time well improvements psychosocial targets intervention namely necessity concern beliefs personal control coherence distress symptom experience selfefficacy managing sideeffects conclusion intervention appears acceptable feasible population potential improve adherence quality life breast cancer survivors prescribed tamoxifen larger scale trials needed however establish efficacy materials