Occupational reintegration of long-term cancer survivors.
To determine the long-term psychosocial consequences of cancer related to work, a postal survey was conducted among 849 long-term survivors of cancer in the southwest Netherlands. Forty-four percent of the responders who worked at the time of the diagnosis of cancer returned to their job, 24% of them part-time. Fourteen percent experienced impediments at work after return. Absenteeism in this group does not differ from that in the year prior to the moment of diagnosis. There is a small decrease in promotional and financial prospects.
van der Wouden
J C
JC
Department of General Practice, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Greaves-Otte
J G
JG
Greaves
J
J
Kruyt
P M
PM
van Leeuwen
O
O
van der Does
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D000041:Absenteeism; D000367:Age Factors; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009426:Netherlands; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires