Unemployment among adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the childhood cancer survivor study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adult childhood cancer survivors report high levels of unemployment, although it is unknown whether this is because of health or employability limitations.

Objectives

We examined 2 employment outcomes from 2003 in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS): (1) health-related unemployment and (2) unemployed but seeking work. We compared survivors with a nearest-age CCSS sibling cohort and examined demographic and treatment-related risk groups for each outcome.

Methods

We studied 6339 survivors and 1967 siblings ≥25 years of age excluding those unemployed by choice. Multivariable generalized linear models evaluated whether survivors were more likely to be unemployed than siblings and whether certain survivors were at a higher risk for unemployment.

Result

SUBMITTER: Kirchhoff AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3428202 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature