Multiple regression and multiple mediation analysis was utilized to examine the relationship between mental and physical functioning and career development within a group of young adult CNS survivors. This study will examine the impact of physical and mental functioning on all phases of the career development process in a group of young adult CNS survivors.įor this study, 81 CNS survivors age 18–30 particpated and completed questionnaires regarding physical/mental functioning and career development. Research consistently finds that a large number of young adult CNS survivors failing to reach critical career development milestones.

The impact of functioning on the career development process of young adult CNS survivorsĭavid Strauser 1, Fong Chan 2, Stacia Wagner 3 and Kanako Iwanaga 2ġ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States 2 University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States 3 Children's Brain Tumor Foundation, United States The present study demonstrates how a workbook based intervention can support cancer survivors to successfully cope with a return to work following cancer treatment. In addition, the workbook format of the intervention was well received with participants and they suggested ways in which hard copy materials and the act of writing were preferable to online interventions.

Results indicate that the workbook supported participants to create a return to work plan and communicate with their employer participants cited this as crucial to managing their return-to-work. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed using a Framework approach.Ī total of 23 participants were interviewed. Interviews at both times explored how participants managed their return-to-work and how engagement with the intervention provided supported that process. Qualitative interviews (n = 23) were conducted with participants in the intervention arm at one month post-intervention and again at 12 months. Sixty-seven cancer survivors were recruited and randomized into either the intervention or the usual care arm of a feasibility RCT trial. This study aimed to explore the engagement and experiences of cancer survivors participating in a workbook based intervention (WorkPlan) to support return to work. WorkPlan is a workbook based intervention to support cancer survivors in the return to work process. However, returning to work can present a number of challenges. Returning to work is recognized as a key aspect of cancer survivorship and returning to normality posttreatment. Grunfeld 6ġ Coventry University, United Kingdom 2 University of Birmingham, United Kingdom 3 Leeds University, United Kingdom 4 N/A 5 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom 6 Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Coventry University, United Kingdom Lauren Schumacher 1, Maria Armaou 1, Steven Sadhra 2, Andrew Sutton 3, Pauline Rolf 4, Anjali Zarkar 5 and Elizabeth A. Engagement and experiences of a workbook based intervention to support return-to-work for cancer survivors

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