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Long-term outcomes among localized prostate cancer survivors: prospective predictors for return-to-work three years after cancer rehabilitation

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SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
卷 30, 期 1, 页码 843-854

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DOI: 10.1007/s00520-021-06376-6

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Prostate cancer; Employment; Long term; Rehabilitation; Return to work; Survivorship

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  1. North Rhine-Westfalia Association for the Fight against Cancer, Germany

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The majority of localized prostate cancer survivors were able to maintain their work status three years after rehabilitation, with most showing continuous return-to-work patterns. Older age, low or middle socio-economic status, resigned and unambitious work behavior, and fatigue during rehabilitation were identified as prospective factors for not working at 36 months follow-up. Low socio-economic status and unambitious work behavior were the strongest predictors.
Purpose This study aimed at (1) investigating the work status of men treated by radical prostatectomy due to diagnosis of localized prostate cancer (LPCa) three years after having attended a cancer rehabilitation program and (2) identifying prospective risk factors for not working at this time point. Methods In a longitudinal, questionnaire-based multicenter study, 519 working-age LPCa survivors reported on their work status 12 and 36 months following rehabilitation. Chi-square tests/t tests and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used to identify prospective factors associated with not working at 36 months follow-up. Results Nearly three quarter of LPCa survivors (N = 377, 73%) worked 3 years after post-acute rehabilitation. Most participants (N = 365, 71%) showed continuous return-to-work (RTW) patterns as they worked both 1 and 3 years following rehabilitation. Multivariable regression analysis revealed older age, low or middle socio-economic status as well as resigned and unambitious work behavior and fatigue at the time of attending the rehabilitation program to be prospective factors for not working at 36 months follow-up. Low socio-economic status [Odds ratio (OR) 4.81, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.07-11.16] and unambitious work behavior [OR 4.48, 95% CI 2.16-9.31] were the strongest predictors. Conclusion Long-term work retention is a realistic goal among LPCa survivors. The results contribute to the identification of at-risk LPCa survivors early in the RTW process. Special attention should be paid to social inequality. Further, interventions related to the management of fatigue and work-related coping styles could improve long-term RTW, as these were relevant, but potentially modifiable factors impeding work retention.

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