The association of fatigue and cognitive complaints with work-related outcomes and cancer-related anxiety among employees 2-10 years after cancer diagnosis

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ID4755634
AutoresIngrid G Boelhouwer (0000-0001-6569-2480, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands), Tinka Van Vuuren (0000-0003-0052-3234, Open Universiteit, the Netherlands)
Año2025
Volumen30
Número3
Páginas355-368
Fecha de publicación2025-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13591053241234748
PMID38433650
OpenAlexW4392373636
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas46

This study investigated the association of fatigue and cognitive complaints among employees post-cancer diagnosis, with work-related outcomes, and moderation by cancer-related anxiety. A survey was carried out among workers 2-10 years after cancer diagnosis. Employees without cancer recurrence or metastases were selected ( N = 566). Self-reported fatigue and cognitive complaints were classified into three groups. ANOVA's and regression analyses were used, controlling for age. Group 1 (cognitive complaints, n = 25, 4.4%), group 2 (fatigue, n = 205, 36.2%), and group 3 (cognitive complaints and fatigue, n = 211, 37.3%) were associated with higher burnout complaints and lower work engagement, and group 2 and 3 with lower work ability. Cancer-related anxiety positively moderated the association of group 3 with higher burnout complaints. Employees with both fatigue and cognitive complaints report less favorable work functioning. Cancer-related anxiety needs attention in the context of burnout complaints

Anxiety · Burnout · Cancer · Cancer-related fatigue · Cognition · Context (archaeology · Moderation · Psychiatry · Brain Metastases and Treatment · Cancer survivorship and care · Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine