Changes in working status after cancer diagnosis and socio-demographic, clinical, work-related, and psychological factors associated with it.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While many studies investigated changes in working status in cancer survivors, most studies have been performed in survivors of breast cancer and few studies evaluated factors associated with changes in the working status of cancer survivors comprehensively. We aimed to evaluate the changes in the working status of cancer survivors after diagnosis and socio-demographic, clinical, work-related and psychological factors associated with it.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of adult patients with cancer who were working at the time of diagnosis. A trained interviewer inquired about participants' current working status, including leave of absence, discontinuing, continuing, and changing work. Sociodemographic, clinical, work-related and psychological facto

SUBMITTER: Kang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9404600 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature