Department of Occupational, Environmental and Insurance Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35/5, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Breast. 2011 Dec;20(6):534-8. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2011.06.002. Epub 2011 Jul 1.
Most female breast cancer patients are forced to interrupt their professional activities during treatment. Qualitative research was carried out to assess women's experiences of being work disabled because of breast cancer.
In-depth interviews were analyzed to understand patient's experiences and to gain more insight in their perspectives on living with breast cancer.
We identified a 'three-experience model': (1) disruption, with the feeling of irreparable loss, despair and no hope for the future; (2) episode, an unpleasant and inconvenient period, after which life continues as before; and/or (3) meaningful period, during which new life priorities' are set.
The different experiences will require different types of support, especially concerning communication around disability and returning to work. Our findings highlight the need of an individual approach of the management of work disability for breast cancer patients.
大多数女性乳腺癌患者在治疗期间被迫中断其职业活动。本研究采用定性研究的方法评估了女性因乳腺癌而丧失劳动能力的经历。
通过深入访谈来分析患者的经历，深入了解她们对乳腺癌生存的看法。
我们确定了一个“三种体验模型”：（1）破坏，感觉不可挽回的损失，绝望，对未来没有希望；（2）插曲，一个不愉快和不方便的时期，之后生活恢复正常；和/或（3）有意义的时期，在此期间确定新的生活优先事项。
不同的经历将需要不同类型的支持，特别是在残疾沟通和重返工作方面。我们的研究结果强调了需要对乳腺癌患者的劳动能力丧失进行个体化的管理。
