Cancer survivors' experiences with conversations about work-related issues in the hospital setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Early access to work-related psychosocial cancer care can contribute to return to work of cancer survivors. We aimed to explore: (a) the extent to which hospital healthcare professionals conduct conversations about work-related issues with cancer survivors, (b) whether cancer survivors experience these conversations as helpful, and (c) the possible financial implications for cancer survivors of (not) discussing their work early on.

Methods

The Dutch Federation of Cancer Patient Organizations developed and conducted a cross-sectional online survey, consisting of 27 items, among cancer survivors in the Netherlands.

Results

In total, 3500 survivors participated in this study (71% female; mean age (SD) 56 (11) years). Thirty-two percent reported to have had a co

SUBMITTER: Zegers AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7894286 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature