Table 2.
Prevalence of return to work among cancer survivors.
| Author | Country | Study design | Participant and numbers of subjects | % of return to work (RTW) | % of return to work (RTW) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Breast cancer survivors N = 1594 & comparison group N = 415, female age 20 - 60 yrs | after treatment 58.9% continued working | 58.9% | ||||||
| C. Roelen, 2010, Breast Cancer Res Treat | Netherland | Longitudinal study | 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 | 43% | 52% RTW within 1 yr (2002) 43% RTW within 1 yr (2008) |
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| 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 | 82.10% | 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 | 82% | 83% | 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 | 66% | 83 % RTW after 10 months | |||||
| 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 |
27% Latina, 49% non-Latina (p = 0.0002) |
Latina 45%, Non-Latina 59% (p = 0.02) |
Latina 53%, Non-Latina 59% (p = 0.29) |
<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% | ||||||
| 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 | 91% | ||||||
| B. Hauglann, 2012, J Cancer Surviv |
Norway | cohort | Breast cancer case: N = 1548 and cancer free controls : N = 1548, age <50 -≥50 years |
At the end of observation period 82% nondisabled patients RTW (no time limit) | 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 | retrospective cohort study | Breast cancer survivors: N = 646 comparison group: N = 890, age 18-59 years |
79% of cancer survivors working 3 yrs later | 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 | 29% | 55% | 57% | 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 | 93% | ||||||
| A. Johnsson, 2009, Acta Oncologica |
Sweden | cohort study | Breast cancer survivors: N = 102, age 35 - 63 years |
59% women RTW 10 months after surgery | 59% women RTW 10 months after surgery | ||||||
| M. Drolet, 2005 CMAJ |
Canada | retrospective cohort study | Breast cancer survivors N = 646 & comparison group: N = 890, female age range 18 - 59 years |
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 | retrospective cohort study | Breast cancer survivors N = 646 & comparison group: N = 890, female age range 18 - 59 years |
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) |
35% were absent longer than 1 yr and 4 patients did not returned to work within 2yrs after diagnosis | |||||||