Mediating and moderating factors between stigma and adaptability to return to work for cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT: Adaptability to return to work is a process by which cancer survivors(CSs) utilize accessible resources to reconstruct themselves. While the stigma, financial situation and social support are known to influence their adaptability to return to work, the mechanisms by which these factors work remain unclear. This study proposes a moderated mediation model to signify a pathway linking stigma to the adaptability to return to work. Data were analyzed using the PROCESS macro for R version 4.3.1. A total of 238 CSs, aged between 18 and 60 years (73.5% female), of whom 42.1% had returned to work, completed the ARTWS, SIS, COST-PROM, SSRS, HeLMS. Stigma had a negative associations on the adaptability to return to work. Both financial toxicity and social support mediated the relationship between sti

SUBMITTER: Su XQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11680996 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature