Tailoring work participation support for cancer survivors using the stages of change: perspectives of (health care) professionals and survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Interventions to support work participation in cancer survivors (CSs) have shown limited effectiveness. Applying a behavioral change framework (e.g., stages of change) could make work participation interventions for CSs more timely and tailored. We aimed to explore the application of the stages of change framework to work participation support for CSs and to generate stage-specific intervention content.

Methods

Eighteen experts (e.g., occupational physicians, reintegration consultants) were individually interviewed, and three focus groups with CSs (n = 6, n = 5, n = 4) were conducted. Data were analyzed along the six work-related behavioral change stages purported by the readiness for return to work framework, which is based on the stages of change.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Zegers AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10209302 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature