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Design and implementation of a social cognitive theory-based medication adherence coaching intervention

Description: PROJECT NARRATIVE Oral anticancer (OAC) agents have revolutionized treatment of once-fatal malignancies by extending survival and delaying progression; however, OAC adherence is suboptimal in clinical practice. The proposed research project integrates health behavior and implementation science theories, models, and frameworks to translate observations from key stakeholders into an adherence coaching intervention that improves medication adherence. Due to the proposed methods, the final adherence intervention has a high potential of translation by benefiting cancer patients on OAC agents in both academic/urban and rural settings.
Amount: $193,900
Funding type: career_development
Funder scheme: K08
Start date: 2023-09-01
End date: 2028-08-31
Investigator: BENYAM MULUNEH
Institution: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
Subfield: Family Practice
Field: Medicine
Funded outputs count: 4
Funder award ID: 1k08ca279500-01
OpenAlex ID: G5797338564
Community pharmacists are not yet ready to manage oral anti-cancer agents: beyond safe dispensing and basic education
2026 · Karen B Farris, Mohamad Ismail, et al. · International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Determinants of Oral Chemotherapy Adherence: A Social Cognitive Perspective
2025 · Solomon Ayehu, Michael Novatnack, et al. · medRxiv
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Oral oncolytic therapy adherence: can we shift patient behaviors and attitudes?
2025 · Solomon Ayehu, Bethel Belayneh, et al. · Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
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Design and implementation of a risk-adapted, longitudinal, theory-driven medication adherence intervention: A protocol for a multi-phasic, hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial
2025 · Benyam Muluneh, Maurlia Upchurch, et al. · Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy · 3
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