PREDICTORS OF INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL NON-ADHERENCE AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH UTILITIES AMONG WOMEN RECEIVING ORAL TREATMENTS FOR BREAST CANCER

Author(s)

Goren A1, Gupta S2, Lee LK3, Wen K4, Geynisman DM4
1Kantar Health, New York, NY, USA, 2Kantar Health, Princeton, NJ, USA, 3Kantar Health, Foster City, CA, USA, 4Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA

OBJECTIVES: Potential predictors of intentional (INA) and unintentional (UNA) non-adherence, and associated health utilities, were examined among women receiving oral treatments for breast cancer (BC). METHODS: US 2010-2015 National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS) data were analyzed for 679 women who self-reported diagnosis with BC and currently receiving either adjuvant or metastatic oral therapy with selective estrogen receptor modulators or aromatase inhibitors.  Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS) equivalent items from MMAS-4 and MMAS-8 were summed to create INA (stop taking medicine when feeling better or worse) and UNA (forget or miss taking medication) scores, coded as 1+ vs. 0 non-adherent behaviors.  Binary logistic regressions predicted INA or UNA from treatment group, age, ethnicity, marital status, BMI, employment status, income, health insurance, exercise ≥12 times/month, alcohol consumption ≥2 times/week, smoking, BC stage at diagnosis, Charlson comorbidity index score, and UNA or INA, respectively.  A normal generalized linear model predicted SF-6D health utilities from INA and UNA, controlling for covariates. RESULTS: Among respondents, 6.0% reported INA and 22.4% reported UNA; 3.2% reported both.  Significant (two-tailed p<0.05) predictors of INA included UNA (OR=4.17), age (OR=0.96), income<$25K (OR=5.28), non-overweight BMI (OR=3.90), and non-obesity (OR=4.17).  Significant predictors of UNA included INA (OR=4.13), age (OR=0.97), non-white ethnicity (OR=1.70), obesity (OR=1.77), infrequent exercise (OR=1.60), and smoking (OR=2.14).  INA and UNA were each associated with significantly lower health utilities (b=-0.071 and -0.023, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Both INA and UNA were associated with poorer health status, with INA having a greater impact.  Younger age was associated with both INA and UNA.  Lower income and non-overweight/obese respondents were at greater risk of INA.  Given relatively high UNA prevalence in BC, targeted interventions may help reduce UNA especially, to improve outcomes among at-risk populations (e.g., younger adults, non-whites, obese or sedentary patients, and smokers).  Findings mirrored previous NHWS research in other diseases.

Conference/Value in Health Info

2016-05, ISPOR 2016, Washington DC, USA

Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 3 (May 2016)

Code

MA3

Topic

Patient-Centered Research

Topic Subcategory

Adherence, Persistence, & Compliance, Health State Utilities, Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes

Disease

Oncology

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