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abstract: 'BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence suggests that cancer survivors are
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able to return to work. However, little is known about their work
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situation 5 years after diagnosis.
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OBJECTIVE: To explore fluctuations in employment status and its
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association with quality of life 2, 3, and 5 years after cancer
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diagnosis of 65 cancer survivors employed at diagnosis.
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METHODS: In association with a randomised controlled trial (RCT),
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questionnaires were administrated to eligible cancer survivors at
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diagnosis, 2, 3, and 5 years thereafter comprising of validated
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questionnaires related to work (i.e. Work Ability Index (WAI), cancer,
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and quality of life (QOL) (i.e. SF-36, VAS QOL). The RCT studied a
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hospital-based work support intervention in female breast and
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gynaecological cancer survivors who were treated with curative intent
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and had paid work at diagnosis. Descriptive statistics and longitudinal
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multi-level analysis were employed.
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RESULTS: Sixty-five of the 102 eligible cancer survivors participated,
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who were primarily diagnosed with breast cancer (63\%). Two and 5 years
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after cancer diagnosis respectively 63 (97\%) and 48 (81\%) participants
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were employed. Reasons for not being employed after 5 years included
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receiving unemployment benefits (7\%), voluntary unemployment (3\%),
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receiving disability benefits (3\%), and early retirement (3\%).
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Longitudinal multi-level analysis showed that employed cancer survivors
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reported in general statistically significant better quality of life
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outcomes at 5 years follow-up compared to those not being employed.
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CONCLUSIONS: We found high employment rates and few fluctuations in
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employment status. The steepest decline in employment rate occurs after
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the first two years of diagnosis. Employed participants reported better
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quality of life outcomes. Survivorship care should therefore focus on
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the population at risk possibly within the first two years after
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diagnosis.'
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affiliation: 'Tamminga, SJ (Corresponding Author), Univ Amsterdam, Coronel Inst Occupat
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Hlth, Acad Med Ctr, POB 22660, NL-1100 DD Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Tamminga, Sietske J.; Jansen, Lyanne P.; Frings-Dresen, Monique H. W.; de Boer,
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Angela G. E. M., Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Coronel Inst Occupat Hlth, Amsterdam
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Publ Hlth Res Inst, Amsterdam, Netherlands.'
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author: Tamminga, Sietske J. and Jansen, Lyanne P. and Frings-Dresen, Monique H. W.
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and de Boer, Angela G. E. M.
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author-email: S.J.Tamminga@amc.nl
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author_list:
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- family: Tamminga
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given: Sietske J.
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- family: Jansen
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given: Lyanne P.
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- family: Frings-Dresen
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given: Monique H. W.
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- family: de Boer
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given: Angela G. E. M.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.3233/WOR-203234
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eissn: 1875-9270
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files: []
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issn: 1051-9815
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journal: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT \& REHABILITATION
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keywords: 'Neoplasm; unemployment; labour participation; work disability; cancer
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survivorship'
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keywords-plus: 'HEALTH SURVEY; WORK ABILITY; SURVIVORS; RETURN; FACILITATORS; BARRIERS;
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FATIGUE; SF-36'
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language: English
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number: '4'
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number-of-cited-references: '28'
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orcid-numbers: de Boer, Angela/0000-0003-1942-6848
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pages: 901-907
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papis_id: d93e89cedf973a8576ebab1a8536b8c1
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ref: Tamminga2020longtermemployment
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times-cited: '9'
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title: 'Long-term employment status and quality of life after cancer: A longitudinal
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prospective cohort study from diagnosis up to and including 5 years post diagnosis'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000572785500019
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '7'
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volume: '66'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2020'
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