ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2019
Longitudinal Associations Between Fatigue and Perceived Work Ability in Cancer Survivors.
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- Prevalence, severity, and risk factors of cancer-related fatigue among working cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Prognostic factors for return to work in breast cancer survivors.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Investigating how cancer-related symptoms influence work outcomes among cancer survivors: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Immersive Virtual Reality as A Complementary Approach and a New Direction in Cancer Related Fatigue Management.Integrative cancer therapiesPooled it
- Neuropsychological test performance and self-reported cognitive functioning associated with work-related outcomes in occupationally active cancer survivors with cognitive complaints.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Trial
- Individual Work Attitudes and Work Ability.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Relationship between Cancer and Intention to Leave Work among Older Workers: A Cross-Sectional Internet-Based Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Emotional and Work-Related Factors in the Self-Assessment of Work Ability among Italian Healthcare Workers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Sociodemographic and treatment-related correlates of fatigue in breast cancer survivors at an oncology clinic in Nigeria.Ecancermedicalscience · 2024Review
- Psychosocial factors associated with workability after surgery in cancer survivors: An explorative study.Journal of health psychology · 2023Article
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- Breast Cancer Survivorship: the Role of Rehabilitation According to the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health-a Scoping Review.Current oncology reports · 2022Article
- Unmet needs and problems related to employment and working as reported by survivors with metastatic breast cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- Cross-cultural translation and psychometric properties of the Persian version Manchester respiratory activities of daily living questionnaire (MRADLQ-P).BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Article
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- Long-term outcomes among localized prostate cancer survivors: prospective predictors for return-to-work three years after cancer rehabilitation.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- Work ability and quality of working life in atopic dermatitis patients treated with dupilumab.The Journal of dermatology · 2021Observational
- Steroid Hormone Biosynthesis Metabolism Is Associated With Fatigue Related to Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Article
- The positive effect of workplace accommodations on the continued employment of cancer survivors five years after diagnosis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
- Exploring the Needs of Cancer Survivors When Returning to or Staying in the Workforce.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2020Article
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Abstract
Purpose To examine the associations between changes of fatigue and changes of perceived work ability in cancer survivors. Furthermore, to examine the effects of physical job demands on these associations. Methods Data from a feasibility study on a multidisciplinary intervention to enhance return to work in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy was used. Fatigue (Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory) and perceived work ability (first item of the Work Ability Index) were assessed at baseline, and after 6, 12, and 18 months. Change scores (S1, S2, S3) from each assessment to the next were calculated, thus encompassing three separate time periods of 6 months. Regression analyses were used to quantify associations between change of perceived work ability and (model 1) change of general fatigue, and (model 2) change of mental and physical fatigue for each 6-month period separately. For model 2, interaction effects of perceived physical job demands were studied. Results A total of 89 participants were included for analysis, among which 84% with a diagnosis of breast cancer. On average, in model 1, a reduction of five points on general fatigue was associated with an improvement of one point in perceived work ability in all three 6-month periods. Model 2 showed, similarly, that change of physical fatigue (S1 and S2: B = - 0.225; p < .001 and B = - 0.162; p = .012) and change of mental fatigue (S3: B = - 0.177; p = .027) were significantly inversely associated with change of perceived work ability. Interaction effects were not significant. Conclusion The inverse, longitudinal association between fatigue and perceived work ability supports previous findings from cross-sectional studies and shows potential occupational impact of targeting fatigue in cancer rehabilitation.
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