Problems at social re-integration of long-term cancer survivors.
To assess the long-term consequences of cancer for everyday life, a postal survey in the Netherlands was done among 849 ex-cancer patients. Almost all responders were self-supporting to a large extent. Compared with the period before diagnosis, the socioeconomic position had not changed in 62%. 28% of the responders who were employed at the time of diagnosis (10% of all responders), were now housekeepers (99% female). Absence from work at survey did not differ significantly from absence in the year before diagnosis. A history of cancer tended to have a negative impact on promotional prospects and income. Ex-cancer patients were often confronted with problems when they tried to take out insurance or to modify an existing policy. The psychological well-being of the responders was low, compared to the average Dutch population.
Greaves-Otte
J G
JG
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Department of General Practice, The Netherlands.
Greaves
J
J
Kruyt
P M
PM
van Leeuwen
O
O
van der Wouden
J C
JC
van der Does
E
E
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007341:Insurance; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D009426:Netherlands; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors