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Kobayashi M, Sezai I, Ishikawa T, Masujima M. Psychological and educational support for cancer patients who return to work: A scoping review. Work 2022; 73:291-300. [DOI: 10.3233/wor-205326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Many patients with cancer experience challenges when they return to work (RTW) following cancer diagnosis and treatment. Psycho-educational support is important to facilitate the RTW process. OBJECTIVE: This scoping review examined published reports on psycho-educational support for patients with cancer who RTW. METHODS: We followed the preferred reported items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses statement and the framework of Arksey and O’Malley. We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials database, PubMed, CINAHL (EBSCO), and ICHUSHI and performed manual searches. RESULTS: We retrieved 1,586 articles and retained 48 for analysis (published January 2000 to December 2020). Physicians, occupational physicians, nurses, social workers, and psychologists provide considerable support in hospitals. Delivery modes included individual, face-to-face, and workbook. Psychological support included emotional, stress coping, counseling, and knowledge. Educational support included information or advice provision, communication skills, problem discussion, and work planning. Employment status was typically the primary outcome. We included 50 measurement scales across quality of life, cognitive functioning and illness, self-efficacy, psychological distress, and fatigue. CONCLUSION: This review elucidated psycho-educational support for patients with cancer who RTW, and measurement tools for related effects. Based on the characteristics of the psycho-educational support revealed in this study, future studies should examine the development, intervention, and implementation of support programs for patients’ RTW.
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- Masamitsu Kobayashi
- Faculty of Nursing, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
- Graduate School of Nursing, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Faculty of Nursing, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
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- Graduate School Health Care Scienses, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Désiron H, Simons B, Spooren A, Camut S, Van de Velde D, Otte T, Brunois T, Van Kelst K, Godderis L. Practice-Based Evidence to Support Return to Work in Cancer Patients. FRONTIERS IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES 2022; 3:819369. [PMID: 36189048 PMCID: PMC9397919 DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2022.819369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BackgroundInternational research emphasizes the importance of providing early, hospital-based support in return to work (RTW) for cancer patients. Even though oncology health professionals are aware of the scientific evidence, it remains unclear whether they implement this knowledge in current practice. This paper presents the knowledge and viewpoints of health care professionals (HCPs) on their potential role in their patients' RTW process.MethodsSemi-structured interviews with oncology HCPs were used to describe current practice. Results of these interviews served as input for focus group discussions with managers in oncology hospitals, which led to an agreement on of best practice.ResultsThis research had the participation of 75% of Belgian institutions involved in oncology health care services. Five themes were identified that influence care providers and staff to implement scientific evidence on RTW in cancer patients: (1) Opinions on the role that care institutions can take in RTW support; (2) Current content of RTW support during oncology care; (3) Scientific bases; (4) Barriers and success factors; and (5) Legislation and regulations. The key elements of the best practice included a generic approach adapted to the needs of the cancer patient supported by a RTW coordinator.ConclusionsHealth care providers include RTW support in their current care, but in very varied ways. They follow a process that starts with setting the indication (meaning the identification of patients for whom the provision of work-related care would be useful) and ends with a clear objective agreed upon by HCPs and the patient. We recommend that specific points of interest be included in regulation at both the patient and hospital levels.
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- Huget Désiron
- CEO ACT-Desiron BV, Hasselt, Belgium
- Research Group Environment and Health, Department Public Health and Primary Care KU Leuven University, Leuven, Belgium
- Research Group Innovation in Health Care, University College PXL, Hasselt, Belgium
- *Correspondence: Huget Désiron
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- Research Group Innovation in Health Care, University College PXL, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Collège d'Ergothérapie de Bruxelles (CEBxl), Brussels, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department Occupational Therapy, Ghent, Belgium
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- Service Research and Quality, National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance, Brussels, Belgium
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- Service Research and Quality, National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance, Brussels, Belgium
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- Service Research and Quality, National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance, Brussels, Belgium
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- Research Group Innovation in Health Care, University College PXL, Hasselt, Belgium
- CEO IDEWE, Leuven, Belgium
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Porro B, Michel A, Cousson-Gélie F. Influence de la précarité sociale et du soutien social perçu, sur le retour au travail des femmes ayant un cancer du sein, dans l’année suivant le début des traitements adjuvants. PSYCHO-ONCOLOGIE 2022. [DOI: 10.3166/pson-2022-0181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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L’objectif est d’étudier les liens entre précarité sociale, soutien social perçu et retour au travail (RAT) dans la première année suivant le début des traitements adjuvants du cancer du sein. Soixante-huit patientes incluses au début des traitements adjuvants (T0) ont été suivies à 3 (T1) et 12 mois (T2). Le soutien informatif des amis à T0 favorise le RAT à T1. La précarité et le soutien négatif à T0 et T2 sont des freins au RAT à T2. La prise en charge du RAT doit être proposée et adaptée dès le début des traitements.
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Akezaki Y, Nakata E, Kikuuchi M, Tominaga R, Kurokawa H, Hamada M, Aogi K, Ohsumi S, Sugihara S. Factors associated with return to work of breast cancer patients following axillary lymph node dissection. Work 2021; 70:271-277. [PMID: 34511470 DOI: 10.3233/wor-213571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The identification of factors that are related to return to work after surgery for breast cancer could help healthcare professionals accurately identify patients at risk of return to work-related difficulties in order to provide them with appropriate support during breast cancer management. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify factors related to return to work in breast cancer patients three months after axillary lymph node dissection. METHODS Seventy-three women who were working before the surgery were evaluated. Age, body mass index, level of lymph node dissection, marital status, children, co-resident household members, preoperative chemotherapy, postoperative chemotherapy, postoperative hormonal therapy, postoperative radiotherapy, shoulder range of motion, upper limb function (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand; DASH), and work were evaluated. Patients who had returned to work constituted the return to work group, and those who had not returned to work constituted the no return to work group. RESULTS Of the patients, 36 returned to work at three months. Logistic regression analysis including the five variables showed that shoulder flexion range of motion and DASH were significantly associated with return to work (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The observation that the symptoms and limitations of upper limb function and shoulder flexion range of motion affect return to work may indicate the importance of postoperative rehabilitation in breast cancer patients following axillary lymph node dissection.
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- Yoshiteru Akezaki
- Division of Physical Therapy, Kochi Professional University of Rehabilitation, Takaoka-Machi, Tosa, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Kita Ward, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Breast Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Breast Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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Guo YJ, Tang J, Li JM, Zhu LL, Xu JS. Exploration of interventions to enhance return-to-work for cancer patients: A scoping review. Clin Rehabil 2021; 35:1674-1693. [PMID: 34227435 DOI: 10.1177/02692155211021706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE With the increasing incidence and earlier onset of cancer, more and more cancer patients are facing the problems of return-to-work. This review is to explore the types, contents, and results of return-to-work interventions for cancer patients. METHODS This scoping review followed Arksey and O'Malley's framework and PRISMA-ScR List. Three Chinese databases and five English databases were searched from the establishment of databases to 31 March, 2021. Article selection and data extraction were conducted by two researchers. RESULTS Thirty-two studies and 1916 cancer patients with mainly breast and gastrointestinal cancer were included. According to the contents, interventions could be divided into four types: (1) physical interventions (n = 6), including high-intensity exercise, low-to-moderate intensity exercise, yoga, and upper limb functional training, (2) psychological interventions (n = 2), including early active individualized psychosocial support and mindfulness-based recovery, (3) vocational interventions (n = 14), including making work plans, educational leaflets, vocational consultations, electronic health intervention, and interventions targeting at employers, (4) multidisciplinary interventions (n = 10), including any combination of above interventions. Physical exercises, making working plans, vocational consultations, educational leaflets, two combinations of vocational and physical interventions were validated to have positive results in enhancing cancer patients' return-to-work. CONCLUSIONS Return-to-work interventions for cancer patients are diversified and can be divided into physical, psychological, vocational, and multidisciplinary interventions. Medical staffs can utilize physical exercises, making working plans, vocational consultation, educational leaflets, combinations of vocational and physical interventions to enhance cancer patients' return-to-work. Other interventions still need to be developed and validated.
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- Yu-Jie Guo
- Medical School (School of Nursing), Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Medical School (School of Nursing), Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Medical School (School of Nursing), Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Medical School (School of Nursing), Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Medical School (School of Nursing), Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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The assessment of returning to work following treatment and the associated personal, disease, and treatment factors among breast cancer survivors in central China. Support Care Cancer 2021; 29:7627-7636. [PMID: 34132883 PMCID: PMC8550547 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-021-06354-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Purpose To assess the status of returning to work (RTW) following breast cancer treatment and to explore its associated factors among female patients. Methods Four-hundred-forty-two eligible patients admitted in a tertiary hospital since 2012 were followed up in 2018. Information about working status after treatment, date of RTW or reason for not RTW was obtained during a 30-min interview. Patients’ sociodemographic, disease, and treatment characteristics were retrieved from the hospital record. Overall prevalence rate and probability of RTW during the follow-up were estimated using Kaplan–Meier method. Factors associated with RTW were identified using regression analyses. Results Three-hundred-ninety-six patients (89.6%) completed the follow-up. The median follow-up was 31 months. Among them, 141 patents (35.6%) RTW of whom 68.1% (n = 96) were back within 12 months after cancer treatment. The reported reasons for not RTW included: prolonged fatigue, low self-esteem, lack of support from family and working unit, or voluntarily quitting. Patients aged under 50 years, being single, having higher level of education, not having extensive axillary node procedure, or without any comorbidities were more likely to RTW. Conclusion The rate of RTW after cancer treatment in this cohort was lower than those reported in others. Both personal and treatment factors were associated with RTW.
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Stapelfeldt CM, Momsen AMH, Jensen AB, Andersen NT, Nielsen CV. Municipal return to work management in cancer survivors: a controlled intervention study. Acta Oncol 2021; 60:370-378. [PMID: 33287597 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2020.1853227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Resuming work during or after cancer treatment has become an important target in cancer rehabilitation. PURPOSE The aim was in a controlled trial to study the return to work (RTW) effect of an early, individually tailored vocational rehabilitation intervention targeted to improve readiness for RTW in cancer survivors. MATERIAL AND METHODS Participants diagnosed with breast, cervix, ovary, testicular, colon-rectal, and head-and-neck cancers as well as being employed were allocated to a vocational rehabilitation intervention provided by municipal social workers (n = 83) or to usual municipal RTW management (n = 264). The intervention contained three elements: motivational communication inspired by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by which RTW barriers were addressed, municipal cancer rehabilitation and finally employer and workplace contact. RTW effect was assessed as relative cumulative incidence proportions (RCIP) in the control and intervention group within 52 weeks of follow-up, estimated from the week where treatment ended at the hospital. RCIP was interpreted and reported as relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) adjusted for gender, age cancer diagnosis, education, comorbidity, and sick leave weeks. RESULTS Across cancer diagnoses 69 (83.1%) and 215 (81.4%) returned to work in the intervention and control group, respectively. No statistical effect was seen (RR 1.08 (95% CI 0.98-1.19)). Repeating the analyses solely for participants with breast cancer (n = 290) showed a significant effect of the intervention (RR 1.12 (95% CI 1.01-1.23)). CONCLUSION More than 80% returned to work in both groups. However, no statistical difference in RTW effect was seen across cancer diagnoses within one year from being exposed to an early, individually tailored vocational rehabilitation intervention compared with usual municipal RTW management. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN50753764.
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- Christina M. Stapelfeldt
- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- DEFACTUM - Social and Health Services & Labour Market, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark
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- DEFACTUM - Social and Health Services & Labour Market, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- DEFACTUM - Social and Health Services & Labour Market, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark
- Goedstrup Hospital, Herning, Denmark
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Hunter EG, Rowles GD. Managing employment among pre-retirement aged cancer survivors. Br J Occup Ther 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/0308022620958377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Introduction Successfully maintaining (managing) paid employment can be a challenge as people negotiate the cancer care pathway and survivorship. Little research explores the influence of age on this situation. The purpose of this project was to explore the role of age in managing employment for survivors from age 45 to 64 years. Method A qualitative descriptive design was conducted to explore the intersection of age and managing employment for cancer survivors. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 United States cancer survivors (lung, breast, colorectal). Interviews were conducted in person or by phone. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis. Codes were grouped by categories, incorporated into separate topical files, and then aggregated into broader emergent themes. Findings Survivors are not just “returning” to work after treatment. They are often managing work both during and after treatment. Age may have benefits but can also provide barriers to positive survivorship and employment experiences. Fulfilling the role of employee and maintaining a worker identity was a strong driver for many participants. Again, this was potentially both a support and a barrier. It was discovered that health care providers provided little support to facilitate employment. Conclusion Age is a factor that is poorly understood but influences both health and personal aspects of the experience of managing paid employment during and after cancer treatment. Occupational therapy practitioners should acknowledge this important role in addressing cancer survivorship.
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- Elizabeth G Hunter
- Graduate Center for Gerontology, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Graduate Center for Gerontology, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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Li W, Wolbring G. Analysis of engagement between ethics and return-to-work discourses in respective academic literature. Work 2019; 64:3-19. [PMID: 31450533 DOI: 10.3233/wor-192973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Return-to-work (RTW)/back-to-work (BTW) interventions that are designed to rehabilitate individuals impaired from fulfilling employment roles are facing challenges. Ethics discourses, including ethics theories, principles and concepts, are meant to give guidance on what one ought to do or not to do and RTW professionals could use them to respond to their challenges. OBJECTIVE A scoping review was performed to investigate to what extent 33 ethics concepts, theories, and principles are employed in RTW/BTW academic literature, and to what extent RTW/BTW is engaged with in ethics linked academic journals. METHODS Three academic databases were searched, and 147 article results were extracted from our literature review to be thematically analyzed. RESULTS Searches with n = 11 ethics concepts and n = 4 ethics theories generated results. The content of 20 RTW/BTW article results demonstrated conceptual engagement between RTW and ethics discourses. Only one article in ethics-related journals conceptually engaged with RTW/BTW. CONCLUSION Ethics theories and principles were not used extensively in RTW/BTW academic literature and RTW/BTW is a topic under-engaged within ethics-related journals. Our findings indicate opportunities for further research, like conducting interviews, to better understand our findings and how to respond to them.
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- Wentao Li
- Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Caron M, Durand MJ, Tremblay D. [Interventions to support the return-to-work process after cancer: a literature review]. SANTE PUBLIQUE 2018; 29:655-664. [PMID: 29384299 DOI: 10.3917/spub.175.0655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Returning to work after cancer can be challenging for cancer survivors and little is known about interventions designed to support survivors returning to work. PURPOSE The objective of this review was to identify interventions designed to support the return-to-work process after a cancer diagnosis. METHODS A literature review was performed mainly done by consulting bibliographical databases. Systematic analysis and interpretation of the results were then performed. RESULTS Twenty-two articles were identified. The first finding is that very few interventions are specifically devoted to return to work after cancer and are usually administered in the clinical setting by healthcare practitioners. The activities proposed to support return to work in these interventions are individual counselling, provision of information and support groups. These activities are provided by various multidisciplinary teams composed of one or more professionals: occupational physicians, social workers and nurses. A second finding is that even with the use of experimental and quasi-experimental approaches, no effect was observed on return to work. CONCLUSION This integrative review highlights two recommendations for the development of future interventions. First, to improve the efficacy of future interventions on return to work of cancer survivors, these interventions must be developed and supported by an intervention theory. Second, future interventions must include and mobilize workplaces.
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Vogel N, Schandelmaier S, Zumbrunn T, Ebrahim S, de Boer WEL, Busse JW, Kunz R. Return-to-work coordination programmes for improving return to work in workers on sick leave. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017; 3:CD011618. [PMID: 28358173 PMCID: PMC6464073 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011618.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND To limit long-term sick leave and associated consequences, insurers, healthcare providers and employers provide programmes to facilitate disabled people's return to work. These programmes include a variety of coordinated and individualised interventions. Despite the increasing popularity of such programmes, their benefits remain uncertain. We conducted a systematic review to determine the long-term effectiveness of return-to-work coordination programmes compared to usual practice in workers at risk for long-term disability. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of return-to-work coordination programmes versus usual practice for workers on sick leave or disability. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL; 2016, Issue 11), MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and PsycINFO up to 1 November 2016. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that enrolled workers absent from work for at least four weeks and randomly assigned them to return-to-work coordination programmes or usual practice. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently screened titles, abstracts and full-text articles for study eligibility; extracted data; and assessed risk of bias from eligible trials. We contacted authors for additional data where required. We conducted random-effects meta-analyses and used the GRADE approach to rate the quality of the evidence. MAIN RESULTS We identified 14 studies from nine countries that enrolled 12,568 workers. Eleven studies focused on musculoskeletal problems, two on mental health and one on both. Most studies (11 of 14) followed workers 12 months or longer. Risk of bias was low in 10 and high in 4 studies, but findings were not sensitive to their exclusion.We found no benefits for return-to-work coordination programmes on return-to-work outcomes.For short-term follow-up of six months, we found no effect on time to return to work (hazard ratio (HR) 1.32, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.93 to 1.88, low-quality evidence), cumulative sickness absence (mean difference (MD) -16.18 work days per year, 95% CI -32.42 to 0.06, moderate-quality evidence), the proportion of participants at work at end of the follow-up (risk ratio (RR) 1.06, 95% CI 0.86 to 1.30, low-quality evidence) or on the proportion of participants who had ever returned to work, that is, regardless of whether they had remained at work until last follow-up (RR 0.87, 95% CI 0.63 to 1.19, very low-quality evidence).For long-term follow-up of 12 months, we found no effect on time to return to work (HR 1.25, 95% CI 0.95 to 1.66, low-quality evidence), cumulative sickness absence (MD -14.84 work days per year, 95% CI -38.56 to 8.88, low-quality evidence), the proportion of participants at work at end of the follow-up (RR 1.06, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.15, low-quality evidence) or on the proportion of participants who had ever returned to work (RR 1.03, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.09, moderate-quality evidence).For very long-term follow-up of longer than 12 months, we found no effect on time to return to work (HR 0.93, 95% CI 0.74 to 1.17, low-quality evidence), cumulative sickness absence (MD 7.00 work days per year, 95% CI -15.17 to 29.17, moderate-quality evidence), the proportion of participants at work at end of the follow-up (RR 0.94, 95% CI 0.82 to 1.07, low-quality evidence) or on the proportion of participants who had ever returned to work (RR 0.95, 95% CI 0.88 to 1.02, low-quality evidence).We found only small benefits for return-to-work coordination programmes on patient-reported outcomes. All differences were below the minimal clinically important difference (MID). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Offering return-to-work coordination programmes for workers on sick leave for at least four weeks results in no benefits when compared to usual practice. We found no significant differences for the outcomes time to return to work, cumulative sickness absence, the proportion of participants at work at end of the follow-up or the proportion of participants who had ever returned to work at short-term, long-term or very long-term follow-up. For patient-reported outcomes, we found only marginal effects below the MID. The quality of the evidence ranged from very low to moderate across all outcomes.
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- Nicole Vogel
- EbIM Evidence‐based Insurance MedicineDepartment Clinical ResearchUniversity of Basel HospitalSpitalstrasse 8+12BaselSwitzerland4031
- Hirslanden Klinik BirshofLeonardoReinacherstrasse 28MünchensteinSwitzerland4142
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- McMaster UniversityDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact1280 Main Street WestHamiltonONCanadaL8S4L8
- University of BaselBasel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Clinical ResearchSpitalstrasse 12BaselSwitzerland4031
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- University of Basel HospitalClinical Trial UnitSchanzenstrasse 55BaselSwitzerland4031
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- EbIM Evidence‐based Insurance MedicineDepartment Clinical ResearchUniversity of Basel HospitalSpitalstrasse 8+12BaselSwitzerland4031
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- McMaster UniversityDepartment of Anesthesia1280 Main Street West, Rm. 2C12HamiltonONCanadaL8S 4K1
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- EbIM Evidence‐based Insurance MedicineDepartment Clinical ResearchUniversity of Basel HospitalSpitalstrasse 8+12BaselSwitzerland4031
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Di Lascio S, Pagani O. Is it time to address survivorship in advanced breast cancer? A review article. Breast 2016; 31:167-172. [PMID: 27871024 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2016.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Revised: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The outcome of advanced breast cancer has significantly improved over recent decades. As a consequence, the complex needs of patients living with the disease and their care-givers should be addressed not only in terms of supportive and palliative care but also of "survivorship" requirements. The multidisciplinary approach to advanced breast cancer should encompass - early in the history of the disease - not only physical but also functional, social, psychological and spiritual domains. It is important to clearly define the disease context with patients and families ("chronic" preferred to "incurable"), addressing the concept of uncertainty, and tailoring the treatment strategy according to both disease status and individual priorities. Specific psychosocial needs of young and elderly women and male patients - i.e. social security, job flexibility, rehabilitation (including sexuality), home and child care - should be recognized and supported. This review will address the key questions associated with survivorship in this disease context, recognizing the dearth of specific data and the urgent need for targeted clinical research and tailored interventions.
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- Simona Di Lascio
- Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland (IOSI)), Lugano, Switzerland; Breast Unit of Southern Switzerland (CSSI), Lugano, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland (IOSI)), Lugano, Switzerland; Breast Unit of Southern Switzerland (CSSI), Lugano, Switzerland
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Stapelfeldt CM, Labriola M, Jensen AB, Andersen NT, Momsen AMH, Nielsen CV. Municipal return to work management in cancer survivors undergoing cancer treatment: a protocol on a controlled intervention study. BMC Public Health 2015. [PMID: 26215644 PMCID: PMC4517365 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2062-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Cancer survivors are often left on their own to deal with the challenges of resuming work during or after cancer treatment, mainly due to unclear agreements between stakeholders responsible for occupational rehabilitation. Social inequality exists in cancer risk, survival probability and continues with regard to the chance of being able to return to work. The aim is to apply an early, individually tailored occupational rehabilitation intervention to cancer survivors in two municipalities parallel with cancer treatment focusing on enhancing readiness for return to work. Methods/Design In a controlled trial municipal job consultants use acceptance and commitment therapy dialogue and individual-placement-and-support-inspired tools with cancer survivors to engage them in behaviour changes toward readiness for return to work. The workplace is involved in the return to work process. Patients referred to surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy at the Oncology Department, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark for the diagnoses; breast, colon-rectal, head and neck, thyroid gland, testicular, ovarian or cervix cancer are eligible for the study. Patients must be residents in the municipalities of Silkeborg or Randers, 18–60 years of age and have a permanent or temporary employment (with at least 6 months left of their contract) at inclusion. Patients, for whom the treating physician considers occupational rehabilitation to be unethical, or who are not reading or talking Danish are excluded. The control group has identical inclusion and exclusion criteria except for municipality of residence. Return to work is the primary outcome and is indentified in a social transfer payment register. Effect is assessed as relative cumulative incidences within 52 weeks and will be analysed in generalised linear regression models using the pseudo values method. As a secondary outcome; co-morbidity and socio-economic status is analysed as effect modifiers of the intervention effect on return to work. Discussion The innovative element of this intervention is the timing of the occupational rehabilitation which is much earlier initiated than usual and the active involvement of the workplace. We anticipate that vulnerable cancer survivors will benefit from this approach and reduce the effects of social inequality on workability. Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN50753764. Registered August 21st, 2014.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christina M Stapelfeldt
- Public Health and Quality Improvement - CFK, Central Denmark Region, MarselisborgCentret, P.P. Oerums Gade 11, Building 1B, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Public Health and Quality Improvement - CFK, Central Denmark Region, MarselisborgCentret, P.P. Oerums Gade 11, Building 1B, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Public Health and Quality Improvement - CFK, Central Denmark Region, MarselisborgCentret, P.P. Oerums Gade 11, Building 1B, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Public Health and Quality Improvement - CFK, Central Denmark Region, MarselisborgCentret, P.P. Oerums Gade 11, Building 1B, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.,Section of Clinical Social Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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