ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021
Impact of illness perception, mental adjustment, and sociodemographic characteristics on return to work in patients with head and neck cancer.
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- Construction and validation of a predictive model for the return to work of patients with permanent colorectal stoma: a cross-sectional study.BMC gastroenterology · 2024Article
- Factors related to the return to work of head and neck cancer patients diagnosed between 2004-2011 in Belgium: a multivariate Fine-Gray regression model analysis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Effects of Illness Perception and Coping Style on Self-Management in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- Return to work in head and neck cancer survivors: its relationship with functional, psychological, and disease-treatment factors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Article
- The Prevalence and Determinants of Return to Work in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Mendelian randomization eradicates the causal relationship between educational attainment, household income, and oropharyngeal cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Improving the cancer adult patient support network (iCAN): a pilot study on a communication model and modified focus group.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Return to Work and Work Productivity During the First Year After Cancer Treatment.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Exploring the Laryngectomy Pathway Experience-a Mixed-Method, Patient Journey Mapping Study of Two US Health Centres.International journal of language & communication disordersArticle
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purposeTo examine the effects of emotional distress, illness perception, and mental adjustment on return to work (RTW) among patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) and identify factors associated with RTW.
methodsA cross-sectional study with convenience sampling was conducted in Taiwan. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data on RTW status and to explore possible factors related to RTW. RTW status was assessed by a single question. Anxiety and depression were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, illness perception was assessed by the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, and mental adjustment was assessed using the Mini-mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale. Sociodemographic and disease background data were also collected and analyzed. Factors related to RTW were identified by multivariate logistic regression.
resultsA total of 150 patients with HNC were recruited into the study. Of them, 58 (38.7%) returned to work after treatment. Compared to those who did not RTW, patients who did RTW had lower levels of emotional distress (anxiety and depression), better illness perception (cognitive illness representations and illness comprehensibility), and better mental adjustment (hopelessness and helplessness, anxious preoccupation, avoidance, and fatalism). Multivariable analysis indicated that anxiety (OR = 0.863, p < 0.05), avoidance (OR = 1.280, p < 0.001), cognitive illness representations (OR = 0.891, p < 0.01), illness comprehensibility (OR = 1.271, p < 0.05), higher education level (OR = 3.048-3.609, p < 0.05), married status (OR = 5.220, p < 0.05), tumor site in oral cavity (OR = 5.057, p < 0.05), and no reconstruction (OR = 3.415, p < 0.05) were significantly associated with RTW.
conclusionThe issue of RTW among patients with HNC is related to multidimensional factors, including sociodemographic, psychological, and disease-related situations. We suggest that programs for emotional rehabilitation and occupational counseling need to be developed to assist patients with HNC to RTW at an early stage.
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