From the Center for Health, Work & Environment and Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado (L.T., C.E.B., M.S., M.G., M.D., A.D.-R., B.W., L.S.N.); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado (L.S.N.); and Department of Health Systems, Management, and Policy, Colorado School of Public Health, and University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado (C.B.).
J Occup Environ Med. 2024 Nov 1;66(11):e537-e543. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003204. Epub 2024 Aug 16.
Few Total Worker Health ® studies and fewer interventions examine well-being in the work context of cancer survivorship. We investigated the possibility of occupation and oncology professionals working together to address employed survivors' work-associated needs.
We employed a community-based participatory research approach to examine the educational, contextual, and workflow needs of oncology care team members to inform intervention design. Focus groups were conducted with oncology care team members and occupational medicine physicians. Key themes from each group were then examined.
Themes included oncology care team's role in helping patients navigate resources, providing psychosocial support, and educating patients. Major themes for ways to better provide employment-related support during treatment included referring patients to employment experts and providing education on employment support.
Occupational health professionals in collaboration with oncology clinics could play an important role in assisting cancer survivors' ability to navigate employment challenges.
很少有《全面员工健康 ® 》研究和干预措施来研究癌症生存者的工作环境中的幸福感。我们研究了让职业和肿瘤专业人员共同努力，以满足在职幸存者的工作相关需求的可能性。
我们采用基于社区的参与式研究方法，研究肿瘤护理团队成员的教育、背景和工作流程需求，为干预措施的设计提供信息。对肿瘤护理团队成员和职业医学医生进行了焦点小组讨论。然后检查了每个小组的关键主题。
主题包括肿瘤护理团队在帮助患者寻找资源、提供社会心理支持和教育患者方面的作用。在治疗期间更好地提供与就业相关支持的主要方式包括将患者转介给就业专家和提供就业支持教育。
与肿瘤诊所合作的职业健康专业人员可以在帮助癌症幸存者应对就业挑战方面发挥重要作用。
