From: Adherence to hormone therapy among women with breast cancer
Variable | Adherent | Non-adherent | χ2(p) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
Type of hormone therapy | <0.0001 | ||||
TMX only | 3,014 | 79.8 | 762 | 20.2 | |
AIS only | 256 | 75.5 | 83 | 24.5 | |
Both (TMX + AIS) | 1,200 | 68.7 | 546 | 31.3 | |
Surgery | 0.0007 | ||||
Yes | 2,720 | 77.8 | 775 | 22.2 | |
No | 1,750 | 74.0 | 616 | 26.0 | |
Chemotherapy | < 0.0001 | ||||
Yes | 2,553 | 72.3 | 978 | 27.7 | |
No | 1,917 | 82.3 | 413 | 17.7 | |
Radiotherapy | < 0.0001 | ||||
Yes | 2,036 | 73.4 | 736 | 26.5 | |
No | 2,434 | 78.8 | 655 | 21.2 | |
Therapeutic combination | < 0.0001 | ||||
HT only | 447 | 80.9 | 105 | 19.0 | |
HT and surgery | 762 | 84.8 | 137 | 15.2 | |
HT and CT | 395 | 68.2 | 184 | 31.8 | |
HT and RT | 405 | 80.5 | 98 | 19.5 | |
HT, CT and surgery | 830 | 78.4 | 229 | 21.6 | |
HT, RT and surgery | 303 | 80.6 | 73 | 19.4 | |
HT, CT and RT | 503 | 68.7 | 229 | 31.3 | |
HT, CT, RT and surgery | 825 | 71.1 | 336 | 28.9 | |
CT frequency | < 0.0001 | ||||
No procedure | 1,917 | 82.3 | 413 | 17.7 | |
1 to 3 procedures | 560 | 81.2 | 130 | 18.8 | |
4 to 6 procedures | 1,463 | 82.3 | 314 | 17.7 | |
≥ 7procedures | 530 | 49.8 | 534 | 50.2 | |
Frequency of hospitalization | < 0.0001 | ||||
None | 752 | 78.2 | 209 | 21.7 | |
One | 2,250 | 80.5 | 544 | 19.5 | |
Two | 909 | 76.9 | 273 | 23.1 | |
≥ 3 | 559 | 60.5 | 365 | 39.5 | |
Mastologist consultations | < 0.0001 | ||||
None | 343 | 55.6 | 274 | 44.4 | |
1 to 4 consultations | 693 | 69.2 | 308 | 30.8 | |
5 to 13 consultations | 2,473 | 83.2 | 498 | 16.8 | |
≥14 consultations | 961 | 75.5 | 311 | 24.5 | |
Clinical oncologist consultations | < 0.0001 | ||||
None | 1,006 | 80.3 | 251 | 20.0 | |
1 to 4 consultations | 1,325 | 79.1 | 349 | 20.8 | |
5 to 12 consultations | 1,126 | 74.6 | 384 | 25.4 | |
≥13 consultations | 1,013 | 71.3 | 407 | 28.7 | |
Other physician consultations | < 0.0001 | ||||
≤ 9 consultations | 410 | 67.9 | 194 | 32.1 | |
10 to 22 consultations | 1,683 | 78.0 | 475 | 22.0 | |
23 to 34 consultations | 1,316 | 80.5 | 319 | 19.5 | |
≥35 consultations | 1,061 | 72.5 | 403 | 27.5 | |
Psychotherapy consultations | < 0.0001 | ||||
None | 2,422 | 72.7 | 909 | 27.3 | |
1 to 3 consultations | 1,577 | 80.0 | 394 | 20.0 | |
≥4 consultations | 471 | 84.3 | 88 | 15.7 | |
Therapeutic support consultations | < 0.0001 | ||||
None | 994 | 70.8 | 410 | 29.2 | |
1 to 3 consultations | 1,553 | 77.3 | 457 | 22.7 | |
4 to 7 consultations | 872 | 77.2 | 258 | 22.8 | |
≥8 consultations | 1,051 | 79.8 | 266 | 20.2 | |
DATS (tests) | < 0.0001 | ||||
None | 870 | 78.2 | 242 | 21.8 | |
1 test | 1,587 | 79.1 | 420 | 20.9 | |
2 to 3 tests | 1,377 | 75.8 | 439 | 24.2 | |
≥4 tests | 636 | 68.7 | 290 | 31.3 |