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BMC CANCER
卷 22, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-10013-8
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Cancer survivors; Work; Employment; Unemployment; Return to work; Cross-sectional studies; Korea
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- National R&D Program for Cancer Control of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea [1720220]
- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [2019R1C1C1010397]
- Korea Health Promotion Institute [1720220] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2019R1C1C1010397] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
This study investigated the changes in the working status of cancer survivors after diagnosis and identified socio-demographic, clinical, work-related, and psychological factors associated with these changes. The findings showed that factors such as gender, family income, and occupation were associated with discontinuing work after cancer diagnosis. Clinical characteristics such as advanced-stage cancer and cancer recurrence were associated with taking leave of absence and discontinuing work. Additionally, work-related and psychological factors such as job stress, interpersonal conflict, and lack of meaning in work were also associated with discontinuing work.
Background While many studies investigated changes in working status in cancer survivors, most studies have been performed in survivors of breast cancer and few studies evaluated factors associated with changes in the working status of cancer survivors comprehensively. We aimed to evaluate the changes in the working status of cancer survivors after diagnosis and socio-demographic, clinical, work-related and psychological factors associated with it. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of adult patients with cancer who were working at the time of diagnosis. A trained interviewer inquired about participants' current working status, including leave of absence, discontinuing, continuing, and changing work. Sociodemographic, clinical, work-related and psychological factors were measured. Multinomial logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with changes in the working status. Results Among the 730 patients, 29%, 18% and 6% were currently on a discontinued working, leave of absence and had changed jobs, respectively. Patients who discontinued working after cancer diagnosis were more likely to be female, have >= $3,000 of monthly family income, not be the principal wage earners for their families and be blue-collar workers. In clinical characteristics, advanced-stage cancer and experienced cancer recurrence was associated with leave of absence and discontinued working. In work-related and psychological factors, stress due to insufficient job control (relative risk ratio [RRR] = 2.26), interpersonal conflict (RRR = 1.86), job insecurity (RRR = 2.63), organizational system (RRR = 3.49), and lack of reward (RRR = 11.76), and less meaning to work were more likely to discontinue working after a cancer diagnosis. Conclusion Occupational health care professionals and other stakeholders need to openly communicate with patients with cancer about potential barriers during the return-to-work trajectory.
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