ArticleGynecologic oncology2022
Navigating job and cancer demands during treatment: A qualitative study of ovarian cancer patients.
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- The experience and supportive care needs in people affected by ovarian cancer and their informal caregivers: a qualitative systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness of digital psychosocial interventions on psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and health-related quality of life in patients with gynaecological cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Social alienation among people with bladder cancer: A combined structural equation modeling and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026Article
- A scoping review on information and support needs regarding cancer and work: part I - cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Review
- Participants' perspectives of the advanced ovarian cancer biomarker study VALTIVE1: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2025Observational
- Social Needs in Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review and Future Directions.Current oncology reports · 2025Article
- The mediating effect of family resilience between readiness for hospital discharge and self-management efficacy among breast cancer patients.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Financial hardship screening among Native American patients with cancer: a qualitative analysis.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- High Financial Hardship among Patients with Advanced Ovarian Cancer.Journal of social work in end-of-life & palliative careArticle
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objectiveOur objective was to obtain perspectives from ovarian cancer patients on job demands, cancer demands, and workplace or cancer resources and strategies to manage the cancer-work interface using the cancer-work management conceptual framework.
methodsWe recruited ovarian cancer patients receiving systemic therapy who screened positive for financial distress using Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity <26. Interviews were conducted with participants about their costs of care, including employment concerns. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed by three researchers using an inductive thematic analysis.
resultsOf 22 participants, the average age was 57 years old, 36% were Black, 68% had income <$40,000, 41% had public insurance, and 68% were being treated for recurrent disease. Job demands included decreased productivity, inability to return to work, and worry about losing a job or employer-based health insurance coverage. Cancer demands included physical and cognitive limitations due to cancer treatment and reliance on caregivers, especially for transportation. Workplace resources/strategies including having a supportive employer, modifying job responsibilities, and utilizing family medical leave. Cancer care resources/strategies included planning appointments ahead of time and utilizing resources, such as disability.
conclusionsCancer care teams should consider screening patients for employment concerns; streamline care to minimize the side effects, time, and transportation demands of treatment on patients and caregivers; maximize utilization of available resources; and proactively communicate with employers to accommodate patients and caregivers who want or need to work.
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