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Factors Facilitating or Creating Barriers to Returning to Work in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Within the First 6 Months After Treatment

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  • Su-Erh Chiu
  • Kuei-An Cho
  • Bing-Shen Huang
  • Chien-Yu Lin
  • Ching-Fang Chung
  • Ya-Lan Chang
  • Shu-Ching Chen

Abstract

Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients who are unable to return to work after completing treatment might face financial loss and reduced self-esteem. The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing a return to work in HNC cancer patients in the first 6 months after treatment. This cross-sectional study examined HNC patients who completed treatment from the outpatient radiation department of a single cancer center in northern Taiwan. Patients were assessed according to psychological distress, patient-perceived health status, barriers to returning to work, and facilitators of returning to work. Of the 106 HNC patients surveyed, 54.7% successfully returned to work. Barriers to returning to work included poor self-perception of health, greater psychological distress, and age ≥50 years. Patients who had higher psychological distress, returned to work after start of the pandemic, or received reconstruction surgery were less likely to experience a positive environment facilitating a return to work.

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  • Su-Erh Chiu & Kuei-An Cho & Bing-Shen Huang & Chien-Yu Lin & Ching-Fang Chung & Ya-Lan Chang & Shu-Ching Chen, 2023. "Factors Facilitating or Creating Barriers to Returning to Work in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Within the First 6 Months After Treatment," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 32(1), pages 197-208, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:32:y:2023:i:1:p:197-208
    DOI: 10.1177/10547738221106292
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