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Catalyzing Research to Optimize Cancer Survivors’ Participation in Work and Life Roles

Authors :
Ashley Leak Bryant
Kerri M. Winters-Stone
Brent Braveman
Mary Vining Radomski
Robin Newman
Timothy J. Wolf
Mary C. Lawlor
Rachel K. Walker
Gerald T. Voelbel
Mackenzi Pergolotti
Grant R. Williams
Scott E. Campbell
Allison A. King
Kirsten K. Ness
Janet S. de Moor
Kathleen Doyle Lyons
Piyush Srivastava
Elvan C. Daniels
Andrea L. Cheville
Ralph Nitkin
Catherine M. Alfano
Alix G. Sleight
Source :
OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health. 39:189-196
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
SAGE Publications, 2019.

Abstract

Participation refers to a state of health in which a person is able to fully engage in roles and life situations. Adults living with and beyond cancer often report persistent participation restrictions that affect their productivity and quality of life. The American Occupational Therapy Foundation convened a group of scientists from seven different disciplines in a Planning Grant Collective (PGC) to stimulate research to identify scalable ways to preserve and optimize participation among cancer survivors. Participants identified challenges, prioritized solutions, and generated novel research questions that move beyond symptom and impairment mitigation as outcomes to identify interventions that improve participation in roles and life situations. This article summarizes the PGC discussion and recommendations regarding three challenges: (a) the dynamic and multi-faceted nature of participation, (b) a need to integrate the concept of participation within the culture of oncology, and (c) identification of priority areas in which new lines of research regarding participation would be most impactful.

Details

ISSN :
19382383 and 15394492
Volume :
39
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....62d9ac6cc6bdd4097f58246a6fe1ad6c
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/1539449219844749