ArticleInternational journal of nursing sciences2021
Exploring the employment readiness and return to work status of breast cancer patients and related factors.
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- Experiences of cancer survivors returning to work decision-making: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled it
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- 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
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- Returning to Work after Breast Cancer: A One-Year Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The mediating role of depressive, anxiety, and physical symptoms on work ability index in employed women with breast cancer: a prospective study from Croatia.Croatian medical journal · 2024Article
- Return to work, work productivity loss and activity impairment in Chinese breast cancer survivors 12-month post-surgery: a longitudinal study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Observational
- Breast Cancer Survivors' Experiences of Managers' Actions During the Return to Work Process: A Scoping Review of Qualitative Studies.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Supporting Return to Work after Breast Cancer: A Mixed Method Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Chinese Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Return-to-Work Self-Efficacy Scale among Chinese Female Breast Cancer Survivors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the employment status, employment readiness, and other factors affecting the ease or difficulty with which breast cancer patients effect their return to work (RTW).
methodsThis study adopted a mixed-method design, recruiting participants from among breast cancer patients in a cancer hospital in Hunan from December 2018 to June 2019. We approached 300 individuals, 192 of whom ultimately participated in this study. The quantitative part of the study involved several scales: the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI), the Work Ability Index (WAI), and the Lam Assessment of Employment Readiness (LASER). The qualitative part involved a set of open-ended questions and written responses collected from 41 participants who had already returned to work at the time of data collection. Their written responses mainly concerned factors influencing RTW.
resultsForty-one breast cancer patients had returned to work. The results reported a median total Cognitive Symptom Checklist score of 9.00 (6.00, 15.25), a median WAI score of 5.00 (3.50, 9.75), a median BFI score of 26.00 (14.75, 42.00), a median total PHQ-9 score of 8.00 (5.25, 17.00), and a LASER score of 50.35 ± 11.90. Multiple regression analysis showed that the participants' cancer stage, cognitive limitations, depression, fatigue, and work ability were significant predictors of employment readiness (
conclusionThe findings indicate that breast cancer patients have a low level of employment readiness. Nurses and other healthcare providers can develop relevant interventions to promote employment readiness and ultimately achieve RTW in this study population.
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