Beliefs About Medication and Uptake of Preventive Therapy in Women at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer: Results From a Multicenter Prospective Study

THORNELOE, Rachael Jane, HORNE, Rob, SIDE, Lucy, WOLF, Michael Scott, SMITH, Samuel George, ADAMSON, Vanessa, AINSWORTH, Sarah, AKERLUND, Malin, BAKER, Ivanna, BARWELL, Julian, BEESLEY, Jayne, BROCK, Lisa, BUTCHER, Chrissie, CARPENTER, Janice, CLARK, Martyn, COCKS, Shirley, CONTEH, Veronica, COULDING, Martina, DARBY, Sue, DUCKWORTH, Angela, EVANS, Gareth, FENSOM, Catherine, FLETCHER, Julie, FOSTER, Kate, GRIEG, Sara, GULLAKSEN, Elaine, GURASASHVILI, Jana, HARDSTAFF, Lisa, HART, Rachel, HOARE, Kathryn, HOFFMAN, Jonathan, HOLCOMBE, Christopher, HORTON, Lynne, HOWELL, Antony, ISLAM, Farah, JENKINSON, Emma, JEWERS, Karen, JOSHI, Manisha, KIRKBY, Amy, KNEESHAW, Peter, KNIFE, Natalie, KOKAN, Jalal, LI, Jin, LUNT, Nicola, MACMILLAN, Douglas, MAKINSON, Karen, MALLIDIS, Evangelos, MANYANGADZE, Sarah, MASVAURE, Charity, MISTRY, Raksha, NGUMO, Alice, OOI, Jane, PATEL, Ashraf, POPE, Vanessa, PRICE, Laura, RABSON, Fiona, RICHARDSON, Lisa, RIDGWAY, Stephanie, RILEY, Karen, ROBERTS, Lorraine, RYAN-SMITH, Janet, SALIH, Vian, SCOTT, Nicky, SHERE, Mike, SLOAN, Andrew, SOLANKY, Nita, TAYLOR, Amanda, THEKKINKATTIL, Dinesh, THOMAS, Heather, THORAT, Mangesh, TOWNLEY, Barbara, VAIDYA, Jayant S, WAGSTAFF, Lynda, WALSH, Shane, WARING, Lynsey, WATTERSON, Donna, WESTLEY, Charlotte, WILKINSON, Lesley, WILLIS, Nicola and WISEMAN, Julia (2019). Beliefs About Medication and Uptake of Preventive Therapy in Women at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer: Results From a Multicenter Prospective Study. Clinical Breast Cancer, 19 (1), e116-e126.

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Abstract

Introduction Uptake of preventive therapies for breast cancer is low. We examined whether women at increased risk of breast cancer can be categorized into groups with similar medication beliefs, and whether belief group membership was prospectively associated with uptake of preventive therapy. Patients and Methods Women (n = 732) attending an appointment to discuss breast cancer risk were approached; 408 (55.7%) completed the Beliefs About Medicines and the Perceived Sensitivity to Medicines questionnaires. Uptake of tamoxifen at 3 months was reported in 258 (63.2%). The optimal number of belief groups were identified using latent profile analysis. Results Uptake of tamoxifen was 14.7% (38/258). One in 5 women (19.4%; 78/402) reported a strong need for tamoxifen. The model fit statistics supported a 2-group model. Both groups held weak beliefs about their need for tamoxifen for current and future health. Group 2 (38%; 154/406 of the sample) reported stronger concerns about tamoxifen and medicines in general, and stronger perceived sensitivity to the negative effects of medicines compared with group 1 (62%; 252/406). Women with low necessity and lower concerns (group 1) were more likely to initiate tamoxifen (18.3%; 33/180) than those with low necessity and higher concerns (group 2) (6.4%; 5/78). After adjusting for demographic and clinical factors, the odds ratio was 3.37 (95% confidence interval, 1.08-10.51; P = .036). Conclusion Uptake of breast cancer preventive therapy was low. A subgroup of women reported low need for preventive therapy and strong medication concerns. These women were less likely to initiate tamoxifen. Medication beliefs are targets for supporting informed decision-making.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Oncology & Carcinogenesis
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clbc.2018.10.008
Page Range: e116-e126
SWORD Depositor: Symplectic Elements
Depositing User: Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited: 16 Apr 2019 09:26
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 05:27
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/24446

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