Predictors of resignation and sick leave after cancer diagnosis among Japanese breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Japan, 55.5% of breast cancer survivors (BCSs) are of working age, so various perspectives regarding return to work (RTW) after cancer diagnosis need to be considered. Therefore, this study aimed to clarify the risk factors for resignation and taking sick leave (SL) among BCSs in continued employment at the time of diagnosis.

Methods

A web-based retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted on BCSs using data from a 2018 Japanese national research project (Endo-Han) commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan. The subjects were women aged 18-69 years who had been diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time at least 1 year previously. The risk factors for resignation and taking SL after breast cancer diagnosis, including age at d

SUBMITTER: Mitsui K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7809813 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature