Physicians' perspectives on medication adherence and health promotion among cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer survivors face an increased risk of cardiovascular events compared with the general population. Adopting a healthy lifestyle may reduce these risks, and guidelines encourage health-promotion counseling for cancer survivors, but the extent of physician adherence is unclear.

Methods

This mixed-method study surveyed 91 physicians, including 30 primary care physicians (PCPs), 30 oncologists, and 31 specialists (urologists, dermatologists, and gynecologists). Interviews also were conducted with 12 oncologists.

Results

Most PCPs (90%) reported recommending health promotion (eg, weight loss, smoking cessation) to at least some cancer survivors, whereas few oncologists (26.7%) and specialists (9.7%) said they ever did so (P < .001). Although most physicians

SUBMITTER: Stump TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6856382 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature