ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022
Return to Work and Work Productivity During the First Year After Cancer Treatment.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prognostic factors for return to work in breast cancer survivors.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- The psychological impact of diagnosis of sinonasal, nasopharyngeal, and laryngeal cancers: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of insomnia treatment on work productivity and related costs among cancer survivors with insomnia and comorbid perceived cognitive impairments: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Trial
- Evaluating a designed vocational rehabilitation program based on society ecosystems theory for young and middle-aged patients with coronary heart disease: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Factors associated with quality of work life among colorectal cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study after returning to work.BMC cancer · 2026Article
- Predictors of return-to-work adaptability in young breast cancer patients: A structural equation model analysis of individual resilience, self-perceived burden, and family resilience.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Re: Factors associated with employment outcomes in cancer survivors: a systematic scoping review spanning a decade of international research.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in 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
- "Everything I do is for your own good!" Exploring the real experience of family support for cancer survivors' return-to-work in China: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- WeCanWork study: well-being of male cancer survivors working physically demanding jobs.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Analysis of the characteristics and illness comprehension bias among Chinese patients with psycho-cardiovascular disease: a multi-centre cross-sectional survey.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Indoor hydroponic vegetable gardening to improve mental health and quality of life in cancer patients: a pilot study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor rs6265 polymorphism is associated with severe cancer-related fatigue and neuropathic pain in female cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Article
- Relationship between Cancer and Intention to Leave Work among Older Workers: A Cross-Sectional Internet-Based Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Advantages of Robotic Surgery for Patients of Reproductive Age with Endometrial Cancer.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Measures of Work-life Balance and Interventions of Reasonable Accommodations for the Return to Work of Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review.Safety and health at work · 2024Article
- Characterization of cancer survivors clustered by subjective and objective cognitive function scores.Cancer medicine · 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
- The Behavioral Adaptations and Barriers of Patients Employing Non-Pharmacological Strategies for Cancer Pain Management-A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Health-related quality of life by race, ethnicity, and country of origin among cancer survivors.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Working-age cancer patients face barriers to resuming work after treatment completion. Those resuming work contend with reduced productivity arising from persisting residual symptoms. Existing studies of return to work (RTW) after cancer diagnosis were done predominantly in Western countries. Given that employment and RTW in cancer survivors likely vary regionally due to healthcare provision and social security differences, we documented rates and correlates of RTW, work productivity, and activity impairment among Chinese cancer survivors in Hong Kong at one-year post-treatment. Methods: Of 1,106 cancer patients assessed at six-months post-cancer treatment (baseline), 593 previously worked; detailed work status, psychological distress (HADS), physical symptom distress (MSAS-SF), supportive care needs (SCNS-SF34-C), health-related quality of life (SF12), and illness perception (B-IPQ) were assessed. Six months later (follow-up), work productivity and activity impairment were assessed (WPAI; Results: At baseline, 39% (232/593) were working, 26% (153/593) on sick leave, and 35% (208/593) were unemployed. Compared to patients returning to work, unemployed participants were older, likely manual/service-oriented workers, and had lower family income, chemotherapy, fewer unmet health system and information needs, poorer physical functioning, and negative illness perceptions. Sick leave participants were likely service-oriented workers, who had head and neck cancer, chemotherapy, and poor physical functioning. At FU, baseline depressive symptoms, physical symptom distress, and negative illness perceptions predicted presenteeism and work productivity loss; gynecological cancer, fewer unmet health system and information needs, and greater unmet sexuality needs predicted absenteeism; physical symptom distress, negative illness perception, and poor physical functioning predicted activity impairment. Conclusion: Cancer survivors who had more physically demanding jobs and poorer physical functioning delayed RTW. Unmanaged physical symptom and psychological distress hindered work productivity.
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