Employment status among cancer survivors in a Late Effects Clinic in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aims to investigate changes in employment status among disease-free working-age cancer survivors (CSs) with late effects from diagnosis to their first meeting in the Late Effects Clinic (LEC) and investigate associated patient-reported outcomes of reduced employment status.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of a cohort of CSs followed in a LEC at a single institution from January, 2022, to March, 2023. Working-age CSs with no current evidence of active cancer were included in this study. CSs completed a baseline questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-SURV100) before their initial consultation. Reduced employment status was defined as transition from being in paid work at diagnosis to working fewer hours or not at all at the first visit. Multivariate linear regression analy

SUBMITTER: Skovgaards AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11925974 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature