Outcomes across the return-to-work process in PC survivors attending a rehabilitation measure—results from a prospective study

Autor: Christa Kerschgens, Martin Raida, Hilke M. Rath, Ullrich Otto, Christa Hagen-Aukamp, Anneke Ullrich, Corinna Bergelt
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Supportive Care in Cancer. 25:3007-3015
ISSN: 1433-7339
0941-4355
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-017-3790-9
Popis: Approximately 60% of patients are able to work following a cancer diagnosis. The return-to-work (RTW) process after disability can be conceptualized as a multi-phase construct. This study investigated RTW outcomes throughout the RTW process among survivors of prostate cancer (PC) attending a cancer rehabilitation measure. The study was based on a sample of 837 employed PC survivors enrolled in a longitudinal multicenter study. Data was collected at the beginning of the rehabilitation measure, at the end and at 12-month follow-up by means of self-report questionnaires. We compared outcomes with regard to age (
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