title: Cognitive tasks challenging brain tumor survivors at work.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify problematic work tasks involving cognitive function in employed brain tumor survivors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Work tasks involving cognitive functions were compared between employed brain tumor survivors (n = 137) and a disease-free group (n = 96). Multivariable logistic regressions were conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the brain tumor survivors, 44% (26/59) of work tasks were more likely to be problematic. Top five problematic work tasks included were as follows: following the flow of events (odds ratio [OR] = 11.72; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.19 to 43.07), remembering train of thought while speaking (OR = 11.70; 95% CI = 5.25 to 26.10), putting together materials for a task (OR = 10.90; 95% CI = 2.80 to 42.38), shifting between tasks (OR = 10.71; 95% CI = 3.62 to 31.74), and following written instructions (OR = 9.96; 95% CI = 2.65 to 37.41).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings identified problematic work tasks involving major domains of cognitive function.
authors.affiliation: From the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gehrke
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feuerstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D032882:Comprehension; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D008579:Meningioma / Q000523:psychology*; D008606:Mental Processes; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology