ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2023
Return to work in head and neck cancer survivors: its relationship with functional, psychological, and disease-treatment factors.
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- Can prosthodontic rehabilitation support social eating and return to work in head and neck cancer survivors? A scoping review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Review
- Risk of employment separation among workers with head and neck cancer: a longitudinal cohort study in Turin.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Multidomain predictors of long-term work disability in late survivorship after head and neck cancer.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
- "A journey of enrichment" positive experiences for young and middle-aged head and neck cancer survivors after returning to work: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- 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 · 2025Article
- Return to work, after head and neck cancer: results from the French VICAN study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Screening for levels of social difficulties and unemployment in head and neck cancer patients by University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire (UW-QOL): Current status and cut-off point establishment.Journal of dental sciences · 2025Article
- 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
- Predicting Return to Work after Head and Neck Cancer Treatment Is Challenging Due to Factors That Affect Work Ability.Cancers · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeReturn to work (RTW) is important for survivors of head and neck cancer (HNC). The purposes of the study were to investigate the RTW ratio among HNC survivors and identify factors significantly affecting RTW in this population.
methodsA cross-sectional study with consecutive sampling was conducted in a medical center in Taiwan, with 111 patients with HNC who had completed major treatments within 5 years and were employed before their cancer diagnosis enrolled as participants. Cervical range of motion (CROM) functionality, handgrip and hip flexor strength, maximal mouth opening (MMO), selected symptoms, depression, and disease/treatment-related factors were assessed. All of the factors were analyzed using t-test, chi-square test, and multiple logistic regression.
resultsLess than half (44.1%, n = 49) of the participants had returned to work. The t-test/chi-square test results showed the RTW group to be younger in age and better educated; have better handgrip/hip flexor strength, MMO, and CROM; have less speech difficulty and pain; and have less-advanced cancer than the non-RTW group. Further analysis of the above significant variables by logistic regression revealed early cancer stage, dominant handgrip strength, and less speech difficulty were the robust factors related to RTW.
conclusionsThe RTW ratio is low in HNC survivors. RTW in HNC survivors is a multifactorial and complicated issue and needs to be further examined. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Assessing the factors related to RTW systematically and developing comprehensive interventions and rehabilitation programs to reduce related dysfunctions are necessary to enhance RTW ability in HNC survivors.
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