A Systematic Review of Methods to Measure Adherence to Oral Anticancer Medications in African Women With Breast Cancer at Initiation, Implementation, and Discontinuation of Therapy.

Key Points

• The aim is to review methods for measuring adherence to oral anticancer medications in African women during therapy initiation, implementation, and discontinuation.
• Conducted a systematic review of adherence measurement methods
• Focused on different phases: initiation, implementation, and discontinuation
• Evaluated the reliability and validity of self-report measures
• Implementation phase was the most assessed, while initiation and discontinuation phases were less studied
• Self-report measures were commonly used but lacked reliability and validity
• Recommendations highlight the need for better psychometric evaluation of adherence measures