Gönderen Çakmak Huri Seval, Uncu Doğan
Eldivan Vocational School of Health Services, Çankırı Karatekin University, Çankırı, Turkey.
Department of Medical Oncology, T. C. Ministry of Health Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2020 Sep 14;7(4):365-369. doi: 10.4103/apjon.apjon_30_20. eCollection 2020 Oct-Dec.
The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between health literacy and self-report medication adherence of Turkish cancer patients receiving oral chemotherapy.
The present research was a descriptive and cross-sectional study and conducted with 100 voluntary cancer patients who were admitted to the medical oncology outpatient clinic and received oral chemotherapy. The data were collected through a questionnaire form consisting of the Oral Chemotherapy Adherence Scale and the Turkish Health Literacy Scale (TSOY-32). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficient.
The results revealed that 57% of the patients were female, 35% were primary school graduates, 51% were breast cancer, and 36% took capecitabine. The mean index scores of the participants on both scales were calculated as 12.39 ± 1.51 and 73.25 ± 6.18, respectively. Overall, a positive and strong correlation was found between oral chemotherapy adherence and health literacy of the participants ( = 0.707, = 0.000).
Medication adherence and health literacy levels among the cancer patients in Turkey are alarming so that patient-centered interventions and training are required to overcome the barriers to medication adherence.
本研究旨在探讨接受口服化疗的土耳其癌症患者的健康素养与自我报告的药物依从性之间的关系。
本研究为描述性横断面研究，对100名自愿参与的癌症患者进行了调查，这些患者均入住肿瘤内科门诊并接受口服化疗。数据通过一份问卷收集，该问卷由口服化疗依从性量表和土耳其健康素养量表（TSOY - 32）组成。对收集到的数据进行描述性统计、单因素方差分析和皮尔逊相关系数分析。
结果显示，57%的患者为女性，35%为小学毕业生，51%为乳腺癌患者，36%服用卡培他滨。参与者在两个量表上的平均指数得分分别计算为12.39 ± 1.51和73.25 ± 6.18。总体而言，参与者的口服化疗依从性与健康素养之间存在显著正相关（ = 0.707， = 0.000）。
土耳其癌症患者的药物依从性和健康素养水平令人担忧，因此需要以患者为中心的干预措施和培训来克服药物依从性的障碍。
