Table 5 Patient-based survey: unused medicines and other adherence-related questions (n = 249)
From: Current nursing practice for patients on oral chemotherapy: a multicenter survey in Japan
Asking about unused medicines | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Do you talk about side effects with the patient? | Yes | 214 (85.9%) | 108 (98.2%) | 106 (76.3%) | <0.001 |
No | 35 (14.1%) | 2 (1.8%) | 33 (23.3%) | ||
Do you talk about barriers to balance between treatment and daily life activities with the patient? | Yes | 181 (72.7%) | 101 (91.8%) | 80 (57.6%) | <0.001 |
No | 68 (27.3%) | 9 (13.2%) | 59 (42.4%) | ||
Do you think that this patient manages his/her medication (oral chemotherapy) at home? | Yes | 230 (92.4%) | 105 (95.5%) | 125 (89.9%) | 0.148 |
No | 19 (7.6%) | 5 (4.5%) | 14 (10.2%) | ||
Do you think that monitoring medication management (oral chemotherapy) for this patient is your role? | Yes | 202 (81.1%) | 104 (94.5%) | 98 (70.5%) | <0.001 |
No | 47 (18.9%) | 6 (5.5%) | 41 (29.5%) | ||