Facilitating factors and barriers in the return to work of working women survivors of breast cancer: a qualitative study

Marinas-Sanz, Rebeca ; Iguacel, Isabel (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Maqueda, Jerónimo ; Mínguez, Laura ; Alquézar, Paula ; Andrés, Raquel ; Pérez, Esther (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Sousa, Ramón (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Moreno-Atahonero, Elena ; Solé, Dolors ; Güemes, Antonio ; Martínez-Jarreta, Begoña (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Working breast cancer survivors face several challenges when returning to work (RTW). Some qualitative studies have been carried out taking into account just the vision of these women in relation to the facilitators and barriers encountered when RTW. However, this study aims to complement the patient’s vision with two very active agents in this process, such as health professionals and company managers. Although the experience of working women with breast cancer, health professionals and company managers did not always coincide, these focus groups provided many barriers and facilitators in the RTW process of female workers with breast cancer. Many of the problems seen by these agents were related to the lack of understanding and adaptation to the situation (e.g., the company did not provide an explanation to the colleagues of the affected worker). New protocols and multidisciplinary work involving different agents (including physical and psychological rehabilitation) seems to be necessary.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/cancers15030874

Año: 2023

Publicado en: Cancers 15, 3 (2023), 874-884
ISSN: 2072-6694

Factor impacto JCR: 4.5 (2023)

Categ. JCR: ONCOLOGY rank: 78 / 322 = 0.242 (2023) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 8.0 - Oncology (Q1) - Cancer Research (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.391 - Oncology (Q1) - Cancer Research (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-IACS-CEICA/P119-326

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Enfermería (Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería)
Área (Departamento): Área Cirugía (Dpto. Cirugía)
Área (Departamento): Área Medicina Legal y Forense (Dpto. Farmac.Fisiol.y Med.L.F.)