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ArticleBMC cancer2018

Return to work in prostate cancer survivors - findings from a prospective study on occupational reintegration following a cancer rehabilitation program.

Anneke Ullrich, Hilke Maria Rath, Ullrich Otto, Christa Kerschgens, Martin Raida, Christa Hagen-Aukamp, Corinna Bergelt

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Article in BMC cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Anneke UllrichDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. a.ullrich@uke.de.
Hilke Maria RathDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Ullrich OttoRehabilitation Clinics Hartenstein GmbH, Clinic Quellental, Bad Wildungen, Germany.
Christa KerschgensVivantes Rehabilitation Clinic GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
Martin RaidaHELIOS Rehabilitation Clinic Bergisch-Land, Wuppertal, Germany.
Christa Hagen-AukampNiederrhein Rehabilitation Clinic, Korschenbroich, Germany.
Corinna BergeltDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · DEHelios Universitätsklinikum Wuppertal · DEKlinik Niederrhein · DEUniversität Hamburg · DEVivantes Klinikum · DEWerner-Wicker-Klinik · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis prospective multicentre-study aimed to analyze return to work (RTW) among prostate cancer survivors 12 months after having attended a cancer rehabilitation program and to identify risk factors for no and late RTW.

methodsSeven hundred eleven employed prostate cancer survivors treated with radical prostatectomy completed validated self-rating questionnaires at the beginning, the end, and 12 months post rehabilitation. Disease-related data was obtained from physicians and medical records. Work status and time until RTW were assessed at 12-months follow-up. Data were analyzed by univariate analyses (t-tests, chi-square-tests) and multivariate logistic regression models (OR with 95% CI).

resultsThe RTW rate at 12-months follow-up was 87% and the median time until RTW was 56 days. Univariate analyses revealed significant group differences in baseline personal characteristics and health status, psychosocial well-being and work-related factors between survivors who had vs. had not returned to work. Patients' perceptions of not being able to work (OR 3.671) and feeling incapable to return to the former job (OR 3.162) were the strongest predictors for not having returned to work at 12-months follow-up. Being diagnosed with UICC tumor stage III (OR 2.946) and patients' perceptions of not being able to work (OR 4.502) were the strongest predictors for late RTW (≥ 8 weeks).

conclusionsA high proportion of prostate cancer survivors return to work after a cancer rehabilitation program. However, results indicate the necessity to early identify survivors with low RTW motivation and unfavorable work-related perceptions who may benefit from intensified occupational support during cancer rehabilitation.

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Return to WorkAdultAgedCancer SurvivorsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMotivationOccupationsProspective StudiesProstatic NeoplasmsOncologyPredictorProstate cancerPsycho-oncologyRehabilitationReturn to workTime until return to work

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PMID30029637
PMCPMC6053748
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