title: Women with breast cancer taking chemotherapy: depression symptoms and treatment adherence.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To verify depressive symptoms and adherence to chemotherapy among women with breast cancer who are served by the Pharmacy of the Chemotherapy Center of a university hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study with quantitative approach conducted with 112 women receiving chemotherapy. Structured interviews guided by a script addressing socio-demographic, clinical and therapeutic information, the Morisky Test, and the Beck Depression Inventory were used to collect data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  12.50% and 1.78% of the patients experienced "moderate" and "severe" depression, respectively, while 10.59% did not use antidepressant medication. A statistically significant association was found between levels of depression and the use of antidepressants. Lack of adherence was identified in 46.43% of the participants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings show the need to regularly screen for depressive symptoms and for adherence to chemotherapy treatment among women with breast cancer, in order to provide early detection and appropriate treatment centered on patients, and to improve their quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bianca Fresche
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.affiliation: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jéssica Andrade
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: de Moraes
authors.affiliation: Prefeitura Municipal da Estância Turística de Batatais, Batatais, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inocenti
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Manoel Antônio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Centre for Nursing Research Development, Departamento de Enfermagem Psiquiátrica e Ciências Humanas, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriana Inocenti
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Miasso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016903:Drug Monitoring