Table 2 Prevalence of return to work among cancer survivors.
From: Factors associated with return to work of breast cancer survivors: a systematic review
Author | Country | Study design | Participant and numbers of subjects | % of return to work (RTW) | % of return to work (RTW) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | after treatment | 6 months | 12months | 18 months | >18 months - 3yrs | No time limit / Others | Others comments on RTW |
Ahn, 2009, Breast cancer Res treat | South Korea | Cross sectional study | 听听Breast cancer survivors N = 1594 & comparison group N = 415, female age 20 - 60 yrs | after treatment 58.9% continued working | 58.9% | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
C. Roelen, 2010, Breast Cancer Res Treat | Netherland | Longitudinal study | 听听Breast cancer patients N = 492 (2008) Breast cancer patients N = 398 (2002), women age <40 - >50 yrs | 43% RTW within 1 yr (2008) of diagnosis | 听 | 听 | 43% | 听 | 听 | 听 | 52% RTW within 1 yr (2002) 43% RTW within 1 yr (2008) |
S. Q. Fantoni, 2009, J Occup Rehabil | Northern France | Cohort study | cancer survivors N = 379, age 18 - 60 yrs | 82.1% RTW after 18 months | 听 | 听 | 听 | 82.10% | 听 | 听 | 54.3%RTW in the 12 months after starting treatment |
R. R. Bouknight, 2006, Journal of Clinical Oncology | USA | longitudinal study | Cancer survivors enrolled: N = 443, completed study 12 months patients: N = 416, mean age 50.8 years completed study 18 months patients: N = 407, mean age 50.9 years | 82% & 83% RTW during 12, 18 months after diagnosis | 听 | 听 | 82% | 83% | 听 | 听 | At 12 months after breast cancer diagnosis, 18% and at 18 months 17% patients were not working |
A. Johnsson, 2011, Work | Sweden | Cohort study | Cancer survivors : N = 102, female age 35 - 63 years | at 6 months 66% RTW & at 10 months 83% RTW | 听 | 66% | 听 | 听 | 听 | 83 % RTW after 10 months | 听 |
V.S. Blinder, 2012, Cancer | USA | longitudinal study | Low income Latinas and Non-Latina white breast cancer survivors: N = 290, Latina survivors: N = 179, age 32-65 years & Non-Latina Whites survivors: N = 111, age 26-85 years | 听 | 听 | 27% Latina, 49% non-Latina (p = 0.0002) | 听 | Latina 45%, Non-Latina 59% (p = 0.02) | Latina 53%, Non-Latina 59% (p = 0.29) | 听 | <60% participant return to work within 3 yrs after diagnosis |
R. M. Villaverde, 2008 Occupational Medicine | Spain | Cohort study | Cancer survivors: N = 96, mean age 47 years (range 22 - 65 years) | 56% RTW at the end of treatment | 56% | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
E.Hedayati, 2012 Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science | Sweden | Cohort study | Cancer survivors: N = 44, women age 40 - 64 years | 66% RTW 8 months after diagnosis &91 % RTW after 18 months | 听 | 听 | 听 | 91% | 听 | 听 | 听 |
B. Hauglann, 2012, J Cancer Surviv | Norway | cohort | Breast cancer case: N = 1548 and cancer free controls : N = 1548, age <50 -鈮�50 years | At the end of observation period 82% nondisabled patients RTW (no time limit) | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | At the end of observation period 82% nondisabled breast cancer survivors RTW (no time limit) | At the end of observation period (9 yrs), employment rates were higher in non-disabled pts than non disabled controls(82% vs. 77%, p = 0.008) |
E. Maunsell, 2004, journal of the National Cancer Institute | Canada | 听听retrospective cohort study | Breast cancer survivors: N = 646 comparison group: N = 890, age 18-59 years | 79% of cancer survivors working 3 yrs later | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 79% of cancer survivors working 3 yrs later | After 3 yrs more breast cancer survivors (21%) than women in comparison group (15%) were unemployed |
S. Lillehorn,2012, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences | Sweden | longitudinal study | Breast cancer survivors: N = 56, mean age 49 years (range 31-60 years) | 29% after 6 months, 55% RTW after 12 months and at 18 months 57% RTW | 听 | 29% | 55% | 57% | 听 | 听 | Including part time job 77% women RTW 12 months after diagnosis |
M.J. Hassett, 2009, cancer | USA | cohort study | Cancer survivors with employed health insurance: N = 3233, age 44-63 years | 93% women were still working 12 months later | 听 | 听 | 93% | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
A. Johnsson, 2009, Acta Oncologica | Sweden | cohort study | Breast cancer survivors: N = 102, age 35 - 63 years | 59% women RTW 10 months after surgery | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 59% women RTW 10 months after surgery | 听 |
M. Drolet, 2005 CMAJ | Canada | retrospective cohort study | Breast cancer survivors N = 646 & comparison group: N = 890, female age range 18 - 59 years | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 85% of breast cancer survivors were absent 4 wks or more from work 1 yr after diagnosis |
M. Drolet, 2005 Journal of clinical Oncology | Canada | 听听retrospective cohort study | Breast cancer survivors N = 646 & comparison group: N = 890, female age range 18 - 59 years | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 21% of breast cancer survivors were not working 3 yrs after diagnosis |
F. Balak, 2008, J occup Rehabil | Netherland | cohort study | Patients with early stage breast cancer: N = 72, mean age 49.2 years (18-65 years) | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 35% were absent longer than 1 yr and 4 patients did not returned to work within 2yrs after diagnosis |