ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2015
Predictors of return to work in cancer survivors in the Royal Air Force.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prognostic factors for return to work in breast cancer survivors.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Common Psychosocial Factors Predicting Return to Work After Common Mental Disorders, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Cancers: A Review of Reviews Supporting a Cross-Disease Approach.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2018Pooled it
- Return to work after neoadjuvant versus adjuvant immunotherapy in stage III melanoma patients.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Measures of Work-life Balance and Interventions of Reasonable Accommodations for the Return to Work of Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review.Safety and health at work · 2024Article
- Factors in Removing Job Restrictions for Cancer Survivors in the United Kingdom Royal Air Force.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Work Sustainability Among Male Cancer Survivors After Returning to Work.Journal of epidemiology · 2018Article
- Returning to work after sick leave due to cancer: a 365-day cohort study of Japanese cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeReturn to work (RTW) is beneficial for cancer survivors, employers and society. However, little is known about predictors of RTW in the military environment.
methodsA cohort of 194 Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel aged 18-58 who survived primary cancer treatment between 2001 and 2011 were followed up for 18 months. Information was obtained from occupational health and primary care records. Personal, occupational and clinical predictors of RTW were identified by Cox proportional hazards regression.
resultsThe median sickness absence before RTW was 107 days. Six months after diagnosis 54 % of participants had RTW, and reached 80 % by 12 months. Time taken to RTW was predicted by age at diagnosis, rank, trade group, pre-diagnosis sickness absence, site of cancer, treatment modality, and prognosis. RTW at 18 months were predicted by higher rank (HR = 2.31; 95 % CI 1.46-3.65), and having melanoma (9.75; 4.97-19.13). Those receiving chemotherapy were significantly less likely to have RTW compared to other treatment modalities (0.18; 0.10-0.32).
conclusionsRank, cancer diagnostic group, and treatment modality are the most important predictors of RTW in cancer survivors in the RAF. These predictors can be used to inform rehabilitation programmes and decisions on RTW.
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