Psychosocial factors associated with workability after surgery in cancer survivors

An explorative study

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ID4830899
AuthorsFabiola Silvaggi (0000-0003-3745-632X, Department of Neurology, Public Health, Disability Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy), Arianna Mariniello (0000-0001-7074-0635, Department of Neurology, Public Health, Disability Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy), Matilde Leonardi (0000-0003-0552-8923, Department of Neurology, Public Health, Disability Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy), Antonio Silvani (0000-0002-4791-1042, UOC Neuro-Oncology Unit , Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy), Elena Lamperti (UOC Neuro-Oncology Unit , Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy), Serena Di Cosimo (0000-0002-4666-8052, Biomarkers Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy), Secondo Folli (0000-0003-3465-3010, Breast Cancer Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy), Anna Trapani (Breast Cancer Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy), Silvia Schiavolin (0000-0002-5391-7539, Department of Neurology, Public Health, Disability Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue11
Pages999-1010
Publication date2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13591053231151286
PMID36800903
OpenAlexW4321328170
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited45

This study aimed to evaluate the work ability and its associated factors in patients with glioma (II, III) and breast cancer after 6 (T0) and 12 (T1) months from surgery. A total of 99 patients were evaluated with self-reported questionnaires at T0 and T1. Correlation and Mann-Whitney tests were used to investigate the association between work ability and sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial factors. The Wilcoxon test was used to investigate the longitudinal change in work ability. Our sample showed a decrease in work ability level between T0 and T1. Work ability was associated with emotional distress, disability, resilience, and social support in glioma III patients at T0, and with fatigue, disability, and clinical treatments in patients with breast cancer at T0 and T1. Work ability levels decreased in patients with glioma and breast cancer and were associated with different psychosocial factors after surgery. Their investigation is suggested to facilitate the return to work

Anxiety · Breast cancer · Cancer · Distress · Emotional distress · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Social support · Cancer survivorship and care · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine

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