Measuring Self-Efficacy to Request Cancer-Related Work Accommodations: Development and Validation of a Brief Survey Instrument.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Access to work accommodations, such as time off to attend medical appointments, is a key predictor of cancer-related job loss. We aimed to develop and validate a measure of self-efficacy to request and obtain work accommodations related to diagnosis of breast cancer and need for treatment.

Methods

The 5-item Self-efficacy to Ask for Work Accommodations (SAWA) tool was adapted from a scale that measures self-efficacy in patient-physician interactions. English-speaking, employed women, aged 18-64, who were undergoing treatment for stage I-III breast cancer completed surveys during treatment (chemotherapy, radiation, and/or < 60 days since surgery) and 4 months after its completion. Post-treatment surveys were the primary validation dataset; analyses were repeated usi

SUBMITTER: Blinder V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11730020 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature