Long-term outcomes among localized prostate cancer survivors: prospective predictors for return-to-work three years after cancer rehabilitation.

Purpose: This study aimed at (1) investigating the work status of men treated by radical prostatectomy due to diagnosis of localized prostate cancer (LPCa) three years after having attended a cancer rehabilitation program and (2) identifying prospective risk factors for not working at this time point.

Methods: In a longitudinal, questionnaire-based multicenter study, 519 working-age LPCa survivors reported on their work status 12 and 36 months following rehabilitation. Chi-square tests/t tests and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used to identify prospective factors associated with not working at 36 months follow-up.

[Role of Clinical, Sociomedical and Psychological Factors on Return to Work of Patients with Breast Cancer 6 Months after Rehabilitation].

Aim Of The Study: The majority of patients with non-metastatic breast cancer return to work after tumor therapy. A rate of up to 80% is given in national and international studies, which can vary considerably depending on the study population and the various social systems. However, it is unclear how many patients are reintegrated into work after medical rehabilitation and which clinical, sociodemographic and psychological factors play a role.

Identifying Expectations of Delayed Return to Work in Patients with Prostate Cancer at the Beginning of a Cancer Rehabilitation Program.

Purpose To investigate factors associated with expectations of delayed return to work (RTW) in patients with prostate cancer recently admitted to a cancer rehabilitation program. Methods In this multicenter study, data about expected time until RTW and potential correlates (personal, medical, psychosocial and work-related factors) were obtained from 822 employed cancer rehabilitation participants at the beginning of the program. Participants expecting early RTW (≤ 3 months) and delayed RTW (> 3 months) were compared.

Return to work in prostate cancer survivors - findings from a prospective study on occupational reintegration following a cancer rehabilitation program.

Background: This prospective multicentre-study aimed to analyze return to work (RTW) among prostate cancer survivors 12 months after having attended a cancer rehabilitation program and to identify risk factors for no and late RTW.

Methods: Seven hundred eleven employed prostate cancer survivors treated with radical prostatectomy completed validated self-rating questionnaires at the beginning, the end, and 12 months post rehabilitation. Disease-related data was obtained from physicians and medical records.

NeuroCog FX study: A multicenter cohort study on cognitive dysfunction in patients with early breast cancer.

Objective: Complaints about cognitive dysfunction (CD) reportedly persist in approximately one third of breast cancer patients, but the nature of CD and possible risk factors are unknown.

Methods: A cross-sectional, multicenter study was set up at 9 German oncological rehabilitation centers. Objective cognitive performance was assessed by the NeuroCog FX test, a short computerized screening (duration <30 minutes) which assesses working memory, alertness, verbal/figural memory, and language/executive.

Outcomes across the return-to-work process in PC survivors attending a rehabilitation measure-results from a prospective study.

Purpose: Approximately 60% of patients are able to work following a cancer diagnosis. The return-to-work (RTW) process after disability can be conceptualized as a multi-phase construct. This study investigated RTW outcomes throughout the RTW process among survivors of prostate cancer (PC) attending a cancer rehabilitation measure.

Psychosocial and physical outcomes of in- and outpatient rehabilitation in prostate cancer patients treated with radical prostatectomy.

Purpose: A radical prostatectomy might lead to an impaired quality of life. Aim of the study was to analyse the impact of inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation on psychosocial and physical outcomes in patients after surgery.

Methods: Six hundred nineteen inpatients and 95 outpatients, treated for localized prostate cancer by prostatectomy, completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and two quality-of-life questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-PR25) at the beginning and end of rehabilitation as well as 12 months after rehabilitation.