A Mixed Method to Study Adherence to Oral Anticancer Medications in a Multilingual and Multicultural Setting

"Conducted in the ambulatory setting of two Brussels hospitals, the MADESIO mixed-method study design combine sequentially a first quantitative explorative questionnaire-based study with a second in depth qualitative approach.~The first 4 visits questionnaire-based survey prospectively measures adherence to OAMs and identify associated risk factors in the two sub-groups of ambulatory patients with various haematological malignancies. A combination of validated self-reported measures able to measure medication taking behaviours, assess both intentional and unintentional adherence, identify associated risk factors was selected.~The second qualitative phase, based on the McGill Illness narrative interview design, deeper address patients' therapeutic adherence and subjective meanings."