An interactive mobile application versus an educational booklet to promote job retention in women undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Job loss after a cancer diagnosis can lead to long-term financial toxicity and its attendant adverse clinical consequences, including decreased treatment adherence. Among women undergoing (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer, access to work accommodations (e.g., sick leave) is associated with higher job retention after treatment completion. However, low-income and/or minority women are less likely to have access to work accommodations and, therefore, are at higher risk of job loss. Given the time and transportation barriers that low-income working patients commonly face, it is crucial to develop an intervention that is convenient and easy to use.

Methods

We designed an intervention to promote job retention during and after (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy for br

SUBMITTER: Blinder VS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9527379 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature