Returning to work in cancer survivors: a multi-center cross-sectional study in Spain
- Carmen Picazo Universidad de Zaragoza.
- Beatriz Gil-Juliá University of Valencia
- Ana Soto-Rubio University of Valencia
- Pedro Senabre Perales Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr
- Ana García-Conde Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología
- Silvia Fernández Peris Asociación Carena
- Pilar Moreno Bas Spanish Association Against Cancer
- Yolanda Andreu University of Valencia
Abstract
Objective: To analyze the employment status as well as sociodemographic (age, gender, marital status, and qualification) and cancer-related variables (cancer type, primary treatment strategy, and survival phase) in Spanish cancer survivors. Method and procedure: Cross-sectional study on a heterogeneous sample of 772 working-age survivors of adult-onset cancer. Correlational and logistic regression analyses were performed to study the predictive ability of sociodemographic and cancerrelated variables on employment status and the possible modulation of results by HRQOL assessed by the QLACS. Results: Only 55% of cancer survivors were employed. Age, qualification, and type of cancer were independent predictors of employment status as well as the survival phase in survivors with a low HRQOL. Conclusions: A high percentage of working-age survivors do not return to work after the cancer experience. Some sociodemographic and disease-related variables can help in the early identification of the risk population on which to focus attention.
Author Biographies
Departamento de Psicología y Sociología. Universidad de Zaragoza.
Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Psicología Clínica. Universitat de València
Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación. Universitat de València.
Unidad de Psicolcogía, Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología.
Asociación Carena. Valencia-Spain.
Junta Asociada Provincial de Valencia de la Asociación Española contra el Cáncer.
Departametno de Personalidad, Evalaución y Psicología Clínica. Universitat de València.
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