Employment in a cohort of cancer patients in Spain. A predictive model of working outcomes

Abstract

Cancer survivors in this study encountered some problems in returning to work, mainly linked to the sequelae of their disease and its treatment, rather than to discrimination by employers or colleagues. Prediction of working outcomes is possible to recommend interventions.

Work Experiences of Patients Receiving Palliative Care at a Comprehensive Cancer Center: Exploratory Analysis

“…8 In a recent systematic review of predictors of work outcomes in cancer patients, 7 advanced disease was a negative predictor of returning to work in several primary studies. [9][10][11][12][13] So was receiving treatment, although 76%-100% worked prediagnosis, only 15%-56% worked while on treatment, 2,8,14,15 and chemotherapy predicted for discontinuation of work. 16 However, none of these studies considered employment history, attitudes to work, and the work environment with the granularity presented here.…”

Actividad laboral en una cohorte de pacientes con carcinoma de pulmón

“…Una vez terminado el tratamiento, el 41% de los entrevistados estuvo de baja laboral. En este caso, se objetivó la influencia de una edad mayor de 45 años, el tener estudios no universitarios, el realizar un trabajo predominantemente físico, la presencia de otras enfermedades concomitantes, el no conseguir una remisión completa de la enfermedad y las secuelas de la propia neoplasia o del tratamiento recibido 21 .…”

La reinserción laboral: un nuevo reto en el paciente con cáncer

“…No pensaban que la realización de cambios en su lugar de trabajo facilitarían su vuelta a él. Tampoco ocultarían su historial médico al buscar un nuevo empleo (28) .…”