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Employment status and work-related difficulties in stomach cancer survivors compared with the general population
- Source :
- British Journal of Cancer
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2008.
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Abstract
- Little was known about work situation and work-related difficulties, including housework after stomach cancer diagnosis. We aimed to compare employment status and work-related difficulties between stomach cancer survivors and the general population. We enrolled 408 stomach cancer survivors from two hospitals 28 months after diagnosis and 994 representative volunteers from the general population from 15 geographic districts. Working was defined as being employed (including self-employed) and nonworking as being retired or a homemaker. Nonworking was significantly higher among stomach cancer survivors (46.6%) than in the general population (36.5%). Compared with the general population, the survivors had more fatigue in performing both housework (adjusted odds ratio (aOR)=2.08; 95% confidence interval (95% CI)=1.01-4.29) and gainful work (aOR=4.02; 2.55-6.33). More cancer survivors had reduced working hours (aOR=1.42; 95% CI=4.60-28.35) and reduced work-related ability (aOR=6.11; 95% CI=3.64-10.27) than did the general population. The association of nonworking with older age and being female was significantly more positive for survivors than for the general population. Among survivors, poorer Eastern Cooperation Oncology Group Performance Status and receiving total gastrectomy were positively associated with nonworking. Stomach cancer survivors experienced more difficulties in both housework and gainful employment than did the general population. Our findings on stomach cancer survivors' work-related difficulties and the predictors of nonworking will help physicians guide patients towards more realistic postsurgical employment plans.
- Subjects :
- Employment
Male
Gerontology
Cancer Research
stomach cancer survivor
Cross-sectional study
Health Status
medicine.medical_treatment
Population
general population
Work related
work
Stomach Neoplasms
Surveys and Questionnaires
Clinical Studies
Adaptation, Psychological
Humans
Medicine
Survivors
Workplace
Stomach cancer
education
Survival rate
Aged
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Odds ratio
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Confidence interval
Survival Rate
Cross-Sectional Studies
Social Class
Socioeconomic Factors
Oncology
Educational Status
population characteristics
employment status
Female
Gastrectomy
business
human activities
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15321827 and 00070920
- Volume :
- 98
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- British Journal of Cancer
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c06d3c2d6525fd037d714851b874cf0b