Prognostic factors affecting return to work in cancer patients: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Return-to-work rates among working-age cancer survivors present a complex challenge, varying by cancer type and individual characteristics. This study aimed to identify prognostic factors influencing return to work in cancer survivors. A systematic review was conducted following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Searches in PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases in December 2024 used keywords based on the Population, Prognostic Factors, Outcomes framework to identify relevant studies. Study quality was evaluated using Joanna Briggs Institute tools and the protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024596102).Twenty studies were selected. Identified factors included sociodemographic: older age, educational level, marital status and sex; clini

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Faneca L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12421121 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature