ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2016
Changes in importance of work and vocational satisfaction during the 2 years after breast cancer surgery and factors associated with this.
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- Prognostic factors for return to work in breast cancer survivors.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Work ability following breast cancer - the MyHealth randomized controlled trial.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2025Trial
- Personal Factors Associated with Satisfaction in Labor Market Participation Among Cancer Survivors.Journal of rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Change in the value of work after breast cancer: evidence from a prospective cohort.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Article
- Quality of Life Domains in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Relationship Between Importance and Satisfaction Ratings.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Factors of decisive importance for being in work or not during two years after breast cancer surgery: content analysis of 462 women's open answers.BMC women's health · 2021Review
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- Predictors for earlier return to work of cancer patients.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2018Article
- The impact of personal-, disease- and work-related factors on work ability of women with breast cancer living in the community: a cross-sectional survey study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017Article
- A survey to determine usual care after cancer treatment within the United Kingdom national health service.BMC cancer · 2017Article
- Life satisfaction of women of working age shortly after breast cancer surgery.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate how women, during the 2 years following breast cancer surgery, rate importance of work and vocational satisfaction, and baseline factors associated with rating over time.
methodsA prospective cohort study of 692 women aged 20-63 included about 4 weeks after a first breast cancer surgery. Register data on treatment and data from six repeated questionnaires during a 2-year follow-up (at baseline, 4, 8, 12, 18, 24 months) were used in two-way mixed repeated analysis of variance and mixed repeated measures analysis of covariance.
resultsThe women rated importance of work (m = 3.74; sd 0.88) (maximum 5) and vocational satisfaction (m = 4.30; sd 1.38) (maximum 6) high during the 2 years. Women with planned chemotherapy rated lower vocational satisfaction and especially so at 4 months after inclusion (F 1, 498 = 8.20; p = 0.004). Higher age, better physical, and mental/social work ability at baseline influenced rating of vocational satisfaction. Supportive colleagues was an important covariate that significantly affected ratings of importance of work as well as vocational satisfaction, i.e., women with better support rated on average higher on these outcomes. The effect of chemotherapy disappeared after including the abovementioned baseline covariates.
conclusionsWomen diagnosed with breast cancer in the following 2 years rate importance of work and vocational satisfaction high, which are associated to lower work ability and social support. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Work is a very important aspect in life also after a cancer diagnosis, which has to be acknowledged when discussing treatment and rehabilitation plans with women with breast cancer. Furthermore, workplace support needs to be assessed as this is an influential factor.
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