ArticleBMC health services research2018
Sociodemographic and disease-related determinants of return to work among women with breast cancer: a German longitudinal cohort study.
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- Prognostic factors for return to work in breast cancer survivors.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
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- Relationship between perceived depression, suicidal ideation, and return to work among cancer survivors in South Korea: A national survey analysis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
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- Return to work or leaving work? Differences of return to work between breast cancer patients and the general population and determinants of return to work.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Observational
- Validation of the Return-to-Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale for Women on Sick Leave Due to Breast Cancer (ROSES-BC).Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- 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
- Employment effects for people with disabilities after participation in vocational training programmes: A cohort analysis using propensity score matching.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2022Article
- The Challenge of Return to Work after Breast Cancer: The Role of Family Situation, CANTO Cohort.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2021Article
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- Income loss after a cancer diagnosis in Germany: An analysis based on the socio-economic panel survey.Cancer medicine · 2021Article
- Impact of illness perception, mental adjustment, and sociodemographic characteristics on return to work in patients with head and neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
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- Advanced Stage at Diagnosis and Worse Clinicopathologic Features in Young Women with Breast Cancer in Brazil: A Subanalysis of the AMAZONA III Study (GBECAM 0115).Journal of global oncology · 2019Observational
- Occupational Class Differences in Long-Term Sickness Absence Due to Breast Cancer during 2005-2013: A Population-Based Study among Finnish Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundReturn to work (RTW) is a key parameter of outcome quality that ensures social participation. Therefore, this study analyses the sociodemographic and disease-related determinants of RTW among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.
methodsIn a prospective, multicentre cohort study, breast cancer patients were surveyed three times: directly after surgery, after 10 weeks, and after 40 weeks. Logistic regression analysis was applied to estimate the association of RTW at 40 weeks following discharge with sociodemographic and disease-related characteristics (n = 577).
resultsThe sociodemographic variables "entrance certificate at a university of applied science" compared to "university entrance certificate" (OR = 3.1, 95%-CI = 1.2-8.1), age group "55-59 years" compared to "18-44 years" (OR = 3.2, 95%-CI = 1.2-8.4) and "having children" (OR = 2.8, 95%-CI = 1.2-6.2) as well as the disease-related variables "rehabilitation" (OR = 0.5, 95%-CI = 0.3-0.9), self-rated health "good" and "excellent" compared to "bad" (OR = 2.7, 95%-CI = 1.4-5.5; OR = 11.6, 95%-CI = 4.2-31.8) and the UICC-classification "stage II" and "stage III/IV" in comparison to "stage 0/I" (OR = 0.5, 95%-CI = 0.3-0.8; OR = 0.2, 95%-CI = 0.1-0.5) significantly affect RTW among breast cancer patients (Nagelkerke's Pseudo-R
conclusionsThe findings show that significant differences in RTW exist between patient groups and suggest that RTW issues must be addressed more effectively before, during and after treatment. For future research on RTW in Germany, longitudinal studies with a follow-up of several years are necessary. Information and support deficits should be tackled by social services or breast care nurses.
trial registrationDatabase Health Services Research, VfD_PIAT_12_001630 , registered 01.03.2012.
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