Table 4.
Patients’ self-assessment about medication, involvement in treatment decision, understanding of their therapies and the side effects (n = 4,397)
| Level of response | Reported patient behavior concerning intake of medicine, n(%) | Level of response | How much say did you have in the selection of your breast cancer treatment?, n (%) | Did you receive a good explanation about the antihormonal therapy and the prescribed drug?, n (%) | Did you receive a good explanation about the side effects of the antihormonal therapy and the prescribed drug?, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always | 3,592 (81.7) | good | 1,908 (43.4) | 2,971 (67.6) | 2,648 (60.2) |
| At start, but later less | 219 (5.0) | satisfactory | 521 (11.9) | 617 (14.0) | 673 (15.3) |
| Do not like it; only if I remember it | 27 (0.6) | limited | 632 (14.4) | 246 (5.6) | 342 (7.8) |
| Regularly forget | 84 (1.9) | none | 801 (18.2) | 120 (2.7) | 264 (6.0) |
| Never, although the doctor prescribed it | 9 (0.2) | ||||
| Not disclosed | 466 (10.6) | not disclosed | 535 (12.2) | 443 (10.1) | 470 (10.7) |