Jurnal Keperawatan Padjadjaran
Vol. 13 No. 3 (2025): Jurnal Keperawatan Padjadjaran

Self-efficacy, drug side effects, and nurse communication: Factors related in chemotherapy adherence for breast cancer patients

Ashraf, Muhammad (Unknown)
Malini, Hema (Unknown)
Refnandez, Randy (Unknown)
Kardila, Intan Yullya (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Dec 2025

Abstract

Background: Chemotherapy is a crucial therapy for breast cancer patients, and its success heavily depends on patient compliance. However, despite extensive in the impact of  Non-compliance, there is still limited understanding of the specific factors influencing chemotherapy adherence among breast cancer patients, highlighting the need to re identify these contributing factors. Purpose: This study aims to identify the determinant factors related to chemotherapy adherence among breast cancer patients at the West Sumatera Provincial Hospital. Methods: This study is a quantitative research with a cross-sectional design. An accidental sampling technique was used, with a total of 81 patients. Bivariate analysis was conducted using the chi-square test (p < 0.05), and multivariate analysis was performed using Multiple Logistic Regression. Results: The results showed that 61.7% of patients had good compliance. Factors associated with compliance included good self-efficacy, low knowledge, feeling bothered by the side effects of chemotherapy drugs, and effective nurse interpersonal communication. Multivariate analysis revealed that self-efficacy and drug side effects had a significant relationship with compliance (p < 0.05). Drug side effects were the most significant factor (OR = 12.223, 95% CI: 1.371 to 109.015, p < 0.05). Conclusion: The findings of this study highlight the importance of managing drug side effects and enhancing self-efficacy through patient education and improved nurse interpersonal communication. These measures are expected to improve the quality of nursing care and patient outcomes.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jkp

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Subject

Health Professions Neuroscience Nursing Public Health

Description

Jurnal Keperawatan Padjadjaran (JKP) or The Padjadjaran Nursing Journal is a peer review journal providing an open access facility for scientific articles published by the principles of allowing free research available for public to support global scientific exchange. Padjadjaran Nursing Journal ...