Long-Term Employment Outcomes among Female Cancer Survivors.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 17(8)2020 04 16.
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| ID: mdl-32316224
ABSTRACT
Advances in early detection and treatment have led to a growing population of female cancer survivors, many of whom are of working age. We examined the relationship between cancer and long-term (>5 years) employment outcomes in a nationally representative sample of working-age women in the United States. Data from nine waves of the Health and Retirement Study were used to examine employment status and weekly hours worked among cancer survivors (n = 483) and women without cancer (n = 6605). We used random slope regression models to estimate the impact of cancer and occupation type on employment outcomes. There was no difference in employment status between cancer survivors and women without cancer at baseline; however, during follow-up, cancer survivors were more likely to be employed than women without cancer (odds ratio (OR) = 1.33, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.11-1.58). Among 6-10-year survivors, professional workers were less likely (OR = 0.40, 95% CI 0.21-0.74) to be employed than manual workers. Among >10-year survivors, professional workers averaged fewer weekly hours worked (-2.4 h, 95% CI -4.4--0.47) than manual workers. The impact of cancer on long-term employment outcomes may differ by occupation type. Identifying the occupation-specific mechanisms associated with the return to work will be critical to developing targeted strategies to promote employment in the growing female cancer survivor population.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Emprego
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Sobreviventes de Câncer
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Screening_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos