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ArticleScientific reports2023

Impairment of vocational activities and financial problems are frequent among German blood cancer survivors.

Julia Baum, Hildegard Lax, Nils Lehmann, Anja Merkel-Jens, Dietrich W Beelen, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Ulrich Dührsen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julia BaumKlinik für Hämatologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
Hildegard LaxInstitut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Nils LehmannInstitut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Anja Merkel-JensInstitut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Dietrich W BeelenKlinik für Knochenmarktransplantation, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Karl-Heinz JöckelInstitut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Ulrich DührsenKlinik für Hämatologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany. ulrich.duehrsen@uk-essen.de.ORCID 0000-0002-4034-9472
Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie · DEEssen University Hospital · DE

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Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 01GY1341
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Little is known about changes in the personal living conditions of long-term blood cancer survivors in Germany. To gather information about social relationships, work life, overall well-being, and religion, we performed a questionnaire-based retrospective study on 1551 survivors who had been on follow-up for ≥ 3 years (median, 9 years). Most survivors reported that marital status and relationships with relatives and friends remained constant before and after blood cancer. Vocational activities were temporarily impaired for 47.5%, with a median time of 11 months to return to work. More than a third of the patients (35.6%) discontinued work permanently, with disability and retirement pension rates of 7.9% and 38.1%, respectively, at the time of the survey. Financial problems due to reduced income were reported by 26.2%, in particular after relapse or allogeneic transplantation. Patient reports addressing their quality of life showed large variations. It was best in acute leukemia survivors without a history of allogeneic transplantation and worst in patients with myeloproliferative disorders. Religion tended to become more important after blood cancer. In conclusion, vocational impairment and financial problems are frequent among German blood cancer survivors. Efforts should be made at an early stage to reestablish the patients' ability to work.

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Cancer SurvivorsHematologic NeoplasmsLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteHumansQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesSurvivors

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