'Beyond Cancer': a study protocol of a multimodal occupational rehabilitation programme to support breast cancer survivors to return work.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

With more women working and surviving breast cancer, issues concerning sustainable employment must be addressed. Support to transition back to work is a gap in survivorship care. This paper describes the feasibility trial protocol for 'Beyond Cancer', a multimodal occupational rehabilitation programme to support breast cancer survivors' return to work. Breast cancer survivors are hypothesised to show improved work status, work capacity and perceived support at work at 6 months postintervention relative to baseline and a historical usual care group.

Methods and analysis

The prospective feasibility design allows determination of change in primary (work status) as well as secondary outcome measures work capacity and perceived support at work.

Participants

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SUBMITTER: Sheppard DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6924857 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature