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Title: | Employment and breast cancer: A meta-ethnography |
Authors: | Banning, M |
Keywords: | Breast cancer;Employer comprehension;Oncology;Physical symptoms;Return to work;Work-life balance |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell |
Citation: | European Journal of Cancer Care, 20(6), 708 - 719, 2011 |
Abstract: | The purpose of this synthesis is to examine the qualitative evidence on the lived experience of breast cancer survivors in relation to return to work. An in-depth search of the literature was undertaken from 1999 until July 2010. Ten relevant papers emerged that reflected the aims of the synthesis. A meta-ethnographic approach was used to synthesise papers. Four concepts emerged that reflected the return to work, these included influencing factors, sickness absence, work ability and work-related problems and experiences of return to work. Further synthesis of concepts led to the development of four final interpretations. These included breast cancer and employment, treatment-induced physical impairment, employer comprehension of breast cancer and fear of work-related failure. These interpretations indicate that employers need to be educated on the work capabilities of cancer survivors post treatment. Improved support facilities are needed for cancer survivors which are supported by European employment legislation and guidance offered by company occupational health departments. Moreover, health care professionals could become more involved in the education of breast cancer patients with regard to the timing of returning to work. |
Description: | This article is available open access through the publisher’s website at the link below. Copyright @ 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
URI: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2011.01291.x/abstract http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/8987 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2011.01291.x |
ISSN: | 0961-5423 |
Appears in Collections: | Community Health and Public Health Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers |
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