The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Qual Health Res. 2020 Jul;30(8):1225-1236. doi: 10.1177/1049732318825150. Epub 2019 Jan 24.
The number of men in the Canadian workforce who have prostate cancer is increasing. The purpose of the study was to explore the processes involved in men's return to work post radical prostatectomy and understand how these events are connected to masculinities. Drawing on data collected through individual interviews with 24 participants, constructivist grounded theory method was used to develop the substantive theory of which comprises two processes, and revealed how men overcame side effects at home and evaluated their potential for returning to work. included participant's strategies for securing graduated return to work accommodations. Study findings revealed that the challenges for fully returning to work post prostatectomy are often underestimated by clinicians and patients. In this context, preempting return to work challenges preoperatively might allay significant anxieties for many men.
加拿大劳动力中患有前列腺癌的男性人数正在增加。本研究旨在探讨男性接受根治性前列腺切除术（radical prostatectomy）后的返岗工作过程，并了解这些事件如何与男子气概（masculinities）相关联。本研究通过对 24 名参与者进行的个人访谈收集数据，采用建构主义扎根理论方法（constructivist grounded theory method），形成了实质性理论，该理论包含两个过程，揭示了男性如何在家中克服副作用并评估他们返回工作岗位的潜力。该理论还包括参与者确保逐步返回工作安排的策略。研究结果表明，根治性前列腺切除术后全面重返工作岗位的挑战常常被临床医生和患者低估。在这种情况下，在术前预先考虑返岗工作的挑战，可能会减轻许多男性的焦虑。
