SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Recent Status and Methodological Quality of Return-to-Work Rates of Cancer Patients Reported in Japan: A Systematic Review.
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- Risk factors for return to work in workers who experienced cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Oncology reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Return to work in patients with head and neck cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Head & neck · 2022Pooled it
- Well-Being at Work after Return to Work (RTW): A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Multidimensional fatigue profiles, workplace factors, and work-related outcomes in long-term cancer survivors: findings from the Aichi workers' cohort study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Factors associated with period of sick leave after gynecologic cancer treatment: a prospective cohort study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Analysis of the changes in health-related quality of life and employment status after surgery in patients with lung cancer: a single-center longitudinal study.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
- Return to work and factors influencing recovery after endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for hypothalamic and pituitary tumors.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Not taking sick leave for gynecologic cancer treatment is negatively associated with returning to the same workplace.Japanese journal of clinical oncology · 2024Article
- What can surgeons do to prevent job leave soon after cancer diagnosis? A brief report on colorectal cancer survivors in Japan.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Female cancer survivors' return-to-work: Japanese situation.Fujita medical journal · 2023Article
- Return to Work and Work Productivity During the First Year After Cancer Treatment.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Working cancer survivors' physical and mental characteristics compared to cancer-free workers in Japan: a nationwide general population-based study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 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
- Temporary Disability Pension, RTW-Intentions, and RTW-Behavior: Expectations and Experiences of Disability Pensioners over 17 Months.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
Cancer patients' return-to-work rates in Japan and their methodological quality have been little reported. We conducted a systematic review to explore the recent return-to-work rates and to assess the methodological quality of the existing literature. We selected 13 papers (2 in English and 11 in Japanese) published between 2005 and 2017. The return-to-work rates ranged from 53.8% to 95.2%. Of the selected papers, 12 papers employed a cross-sectional design, possessing high risk of selection bias due to participant selection. A total of 8 papers did not fully report the subjects' sex, age, employment status at cancer diagnosis, cancer site, stage, and treatment, suggesting high risk of selection bias due to confounding variables. High or unclear risk of attrition bias due to incomplete outcome data was detected in 12 papers in which data on return to work were not collected from all participants. High risk of reporting bias due to selective outcome reporting was pointed out in 6 studies in which the subjects' employment status at return to work or the duration between cancer diagnosis and assessment of return to work was unclear. Future studies must reduce the risk of selection, attrition, and reporting biases for specifying accurate return-to-work rates.
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