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Predictors of Work-Related Disability During Early Phases of Breast Cancer Treatment
Rachelle Brick1, Elizabeth Skidmore, Lauren Terhorst
1From the Departments of Occupational Therapy (RB, ES, LT) and Rehabilitation Counseling (MM), School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and School of Nursing (CB), University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Objective:
This study examined the magnitude of work-related disability in postmenopausal women with breast cancer compared with healthy controls. It also examined demographic and clinical correlates of work-related disability in postmenopausal women with breast cancer.
Study Design:
This was an exploratory secondary analysis of longitudinal study.
Outcome Measure:
The Work Limitations Questionnaire measured the percentage of at-work productivity loss.
Results:
The analysis revealed a significant group-by-time interaction effect (F1,40 = 4.705, P = 0.036, partial η = .105) on work-related disability. Participants with breast cancer (mean = 2.364, SE = 0.374) had significantly higher percentage of at-work productivity loss compared with the healthy control group (mean = 1.263, SE = 0.392). At baseline, cognitive-emotional symptoms were moderately to strongly associated with work-related disability. At 6 months, physical symptoms were moderately associated with work-related disability.
Conclusions:
Women with newly diagnosed breast cancer are likely to experience higher rates of work-related disability compared with health counterparts. Health care providers should provide intervention to parallel the shift in symptoms that lead to higher work-related disability and job cessation.
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