SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Return to Work Interventions for Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and a Methodological Critique.
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review of the needs and health-related quality of life domains relevant to people surviving cancer in Europe.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
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- Work ability and return-to-work of patients with post-COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Non-medical interventions to enhance return to work for people with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review on Reporting of Methods in National Surveys about Adults' Attitudes to Lifestyle and Environmental Risk Factors for Cancer.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Physical Activity Interventions on Return to Work After a Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Return to work in patients with head and neck cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Head & neck · 2022Pooled it
- Rehabilitation interventions to support return to work for women with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Well-Being at Work after Return to Work (RTW): A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Chronic Diseases and Employment: Which Interventions Support the Maintenance of Work and Return to Work among Workers with Chronic Illnesses? A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of iCanWork: Theory-Guided Return-to-Work Intervention for Individuals Touched by Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Trial
- Return to work following laparoscopic-assisted resection or open resection for rectal cancer: Findings from AlaCaRT-Australasian Laparoscopic Cancer of the Rectum Trial.Cancer medicine · 2021Trial
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Return to Work and Multidimensional Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Return to work experience on structural constraints and gendered differences among nasopharyngeal carcinoma survivors: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Scoping review of return to work in patients with heart failure.Heart failure reviews · 2026Article
- Stakeholder Perspectives on Cancer Survivors' Return to Work and Well-Being: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR cancer · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic differences in labour market attachment after breast cancer: a population-based matched cohort study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Cancer-Related Impacts on Employment and Strategies for Support Among Long-Term Young Adult Survivors of Hematologic Malignancies.JCO oncology practice · 2025Article
- Fear of cancer recurrence mediates the association between symptom burden and readiness for return to work in patients with lung cancer.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Financial toxicity on treatment outcomes in head & neck cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Cancer patients are more at risk of being unemployed or having difficulties to return to work (RTW) compared to individuals without health concerns, and is thus a major public health issue. The aim of this systematic review is to identify and describe the interventions developed specifically to help cancer patients to RTW after treatment. Two researchers independently screened the articles for inclusion and Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) checklists were used to assess the methodology of the included studies. Ten manuscripts met the inclusion criteria. The type of studies were three quasi-experimental studies, three longitudinal studies, three randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and a qualitative study. RTW interventions were conducted in or outside the hospital (
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