ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2024
Work Ability, Anxiety, and Depression among Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors of Northern Kerala, India; A Historical Cohort Study.
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- Quality of life in long-term cancer-free breast cancer survivors in spain: A descriptive study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Relationship between Cancer and Intention to Leave Work among Older Workers: A Cross-Sectional Internet-Based Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 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
- Risk factors and prediction model for sub-threshold depression in young and middle-aged breast cancer patients.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundIncreasing number of breast cancer cases, and improved survival due to advancements in early detection, and treatment resulted in an increase in women living beyond a cancer diagnosis. Survivors have to face long-term physical effects as well as psychosocial issues post-treatment. This study aims to study survivourship in terms of work ability, anxiety and depression.
methodsRetrospective cohort study on female breast cancer survivors from Hospital Based Cancer Registry (HBCR) of a Tertiary Cancer Centre (TCC). Data from 2016 (n=534) were collected from the medical records, and a follow-up survey (n=209) was conducted in 2022 to study their survivorship issues.
resultsIn 2022, the mean age of the cohort (n=209) was 55.45 ± 9.36. The mean work ability score was 40.7±5.73 (95% CI 39.92 to 41.48). In the multivariate binary logistic regression model, those who were married (OR 7.15, 95%CI 2.61 to 19.55), disease-free (OR 15.27, 95% CI 2.36 to 98.7), employed (OR 9.09, 95%CI 1.12 to 73.5), having no fatigue (OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.05 to 6.48), no pain (OR 3.11, 95% CI 1.16 to 8.35), and no depression (OR 6.58, 95% CI 1.82-23.8) were found to have optimal work ability. Anxiety (OR 4.93, 95% CI 1.76 to 13.76), and sub-optimal work ability (OR 4.22, 95% CI 1.39 to 12.77) were predictors of depression among survivors. Disease status and fatigue were associated with all three dimensions of survivorship in our study.
conclusionUnderstanding survivorship will help improve health outcomes in this population. In our study, work ability, anxiety, depression, and their associated factors were found to be interrelated. Interventions in these areas can go a long way in improving breast cancer survivorship.
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