Factors Associated With Employment and Quality of Working Life in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

As survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) improves, their work situation is gaining importance. The aim of the current study was to identify factors associated with work status and quality of working life (QWL) in patients with MBC. Additionally, we investigated the effects of an exercise intervention on work status.

Methods

Within the multinational PREFERABLE-EFFECT exercise trial, 287 patients with MBC of working age (18-65 years) reported on their working situation over 9 months as a secondary endpoint. Among a subgroup of participants, QWL was assessed by the Quality of Working Life Questionnaire for Cancer Survivors (QWLQ-CS) (N = 59).

Results

At baseline, 157 (54.7%) participants were employed, of whom one-third reported having recently

SUBMITTER: Kias A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12296696 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature