ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2020
Building a novel occupational rehabilitation program to support cancer survivors to return to health, wellness, and work in Australia.
Article in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of iCanWork: Theory-Guided Return-to-Work Intervention for Individuals Touched by Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Trial
- "Rebuilding Myself"- An intervention enhancing adaptability of cancer patients to return to work: a feasibility study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Trial
- Lived experiences of social alienation among Chinese women with gynecologic malignancies: a descriptive phenomenological study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Symptom Network Analysis in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cancer management and research · 2025Article
- Feasibility and initial assessment of a holistic neuropsychological day program for vocational rehabilitation following non-central nervous system cancer.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- 'Beyond Cancer' Rehabilitation Program to Support Breast Cancer Survivors to Return to Health, Wellness and Work: Feasibility Study Outcomes.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Content validity evidence of the Brazilian version of the Cognitive Symptom Checklist-Work-21.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2023Article
- Contemporaneous symptom networks of multidimensional symptom experiences in cancer survivors: A network analysis.Cancer medicine · 2023Article
- Perceptions of clinical support for employed breast cancer survivors managing work and health challenges.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Article
- The Cost of Surviving Cancer: Care Does Not Stop at Cure.Journal of gerontological nursing · 2020Article
- Innovations in cancer survivorship care: "Lessons from the Clinic" special section.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposeWith a substantial increase in the population of cancer survivors of working age, issues concerning sustainable employment must be addressed. The health benefits of work are well established; however, the lack of support to transition back to work is a gap in survivorship care. Researchers, occupational rehabilitation and insurance sectors, cancer support services, and consumers have collaborated to develop a tailored, multimodal occupational rehabilitation program to support resumption of meaningful work for cancer survivors. This paper describes intervention development and refinement based on pilot results and expert- and consumer-recommendations.
methodsThe pilot was conducted within the life insurance sector, a collaboration fostered by global reinsurance company Swiss Re, with cancer survivors referred to an Australian provider of occupational rehabilitation services.
resultsPreliminary outcomes from 15 of 72 cancer survivors following adequate engagement (excluding those who withdrew or were still actively engaged) showed 10 (67%) with improved certified capacity to work, translating to 13 (87%) with improved work status. Consultant survey results indicated barriers to participation in and engagement with the program, including referral delays, health concerns, and cancer recurrence. Expert panel recommendations were used to refine the intervention and tailor to breast cancer survivors for the feasibility stage.
conclusionsStrengths include an innovative model of referral and funding, through a life insurance provider, the involvement of a multidisciplinary collaborative team to design, develop and implement the pilot, and considerable consumer involvement. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: The refined intervention will address a critical gap to improve reintegration into work and society, contributing to improved quality of life for cancer survivors in Australia. Models of referral through insurers to rehabilitation services could be adopted in other jurisdictions.
Indexed as
Identifiers
31713100What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.