Relationship of Self-reported Attentional Fatigue to Perceived Work Ability in Breast Cancer Survivors
| Autor: | Diane Von Ah, Adele Crouch, Shelley A. Johns, Sarah Dutkevitch, Jill Dodson, Susan Storey |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Work Psychometrics Cross-sectional study Breast Neoplasms Midwestern United States 03 medical and health sciences symbols.namesake 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Survivorship curve Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Prevalence Humans Attention 030212 general & internal medicine Survivors Fisher's exact test Fatigue Aged Descriptive statistics Oncology (nursing) business.industry Cancer Middle Aged medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis symbols Linear Models Female Perception Industrial and organizational psychology Self Report business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Cancer nursing. 40(6) |
| ISSN: | 1538-9804 |
| Popis: | Breast cancer survivors (BCSs) have identified attentional fatigue, a decrease in the ability to focus, as a persistent daily challenge; however, little is known regarding its impact on work ability. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between attentional fatigue and perceived work ability in BCSs controlling for the known covariates of age, education, household income, and time posttreatment. A cross-sectional, descriptive design was used. Breast cancer survivors who were currently employed and at least 1 year post–adjuvant treatment participated. Breast cancer survivors completed the Attentional Function Index and Work Ability Index questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, linear regression, and Fisher exact test were used for analysis. Sixty-eight female BCSs, ranging from 29 to 68 years of age (mean, 52.1 [SD, 8.6]) and on average 4.97 (SD, 3.36) years posttreatment, participated. More than one-fourth of BCSs (26.5%) reported poor to moderate perceived work ability, indicating substantial concerns regarding work performance. Attentional fatigue was found to significantly predict perceived work ability (P < .001), explaining 40% of the variance of perceived work ability. Attentional fatigue is a prevalent symptom posttreatment that is negatively related to perceived work ability in BCSs. Nurses are in a prime position to assess and intervene to alleviate attentional fatigue to improve work ability. Findings suggest a need for individual, comprehensive survivorship care plans to effectively address symptoms that impact work ability and, ultimately, the quality of life of cancer survivors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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