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Factors affecting the quality of life of korean cancer survivors who return to the workplace.

Authors
 Kyu-Tae Han  ;  Eun-Cheol Park  ;  Sun Jung Kim  ;  Sung-In Jang  ;  Jaeyong Shin  ;  Chan Ok Kim  ;  Jaw Woo Choi  ;  Sang Gyu Lee 
Citation
 ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION, Vol.15(20) : 8783-8788, 2014 
Journal Title
ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION
ISSN
 1513-7368 
Issue Date
2014
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Emotions ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasms/mortality ; Neoplasms/psychology* ; Neoplasms/therapy ; Prognosis ; Quality of Life* ; Republic of Korea ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Survival Rate ; Survivors/psychology* ; Workplace
Abstract
Background: Although the prevalence of cancer is increasing, it is no longer synonymous with death. The
number of cancer survivors is estimated to be increasing due to development in medical treatments and social
programs; cancer survivors are increasingly returning to work after long-term unemployment. Thus, we examined
the quality of life (QOL) and the factors associated with return of cancer survivors to the workplace. Materials
and Methods: This study was performed using the 2008 Community Health Survey administered by the Korea
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (N= 548). We used Chi-square tests to compare demographic variables
based on self-perceived health status, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare QOL scores among groups.
We also performed a mixed-model analysis of the relationship between QOL and factors at the workplaces of
cancer survivors. Results: Based on the results of our study, the overall QOL of cancer survivors was associated
with ‘mutual respect’, ‘free emotional expression’, occupation, and age. Moreover, different trends of QOL
according to self-perceived health were identified on additional analysis. In the ‘bad’ self-perceived health group,
QOL was significantly different according to income. The QOL of cancer survivors in the low-income group was
lower than in the other groups. Conversely, the ‘normal’ group had a lower QOL caused by ‘no mutual respect’
and “no free emotional expression” in the workplace. The QOL in the ‘good’ group based on self-perceived
health was higher in the younger age group. Conclusions: There may be a significant relationship between QOL
and workplace factors for cancer survivors, although further study is needed to investigate this relationship in
detail. This may facilitate formulation of policy and efforts to prevent and manage the decline in the QOL of
cancer survivors returning to work.
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DOI
10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.20.8783
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
4. Graduate School of Public Health (보건대학원) > Graduate School of Public Health (보건대학원) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Park, Eun-Cheol(박은철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2306-5398
Shin, Jae Yong(신재용) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2955-6382
Lee, Sang Gyu(이상규) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4847-2421
Jang, Sung In(장성인) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0760-2878
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/100350
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