Purpose This study examined sociodemographic, clinical, and symptom-related factors associated with current employment among cancer survivors and described sex-based differences in occupational continuity.
Methods This cross-sectional study used data from the 2019 and 2021 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The sample included cancer survivors aged 19 to 65 years who did not have multiple primary cancers or missing data (n=289). Employment status was categorized as employed or non-employed. Sociodemographic factors (age, sex, education, marital and household characteristics, household income, and private insurance), clinical factors (time since diagnosis, cancer type, current cancer status, and comorbidity), and symptom-related factors (pain, fatigue, depression, memory problems, and sleep difficulties) were evaluated using hierarchical logistic regression. Weighted descriptive analyses were performed to examine sex-based differences in occupational continuity.
Results Overall, 56.6% of participants were employed. In the final model, male sex was associated with higher odds of employment (odds ratio [OR], 4.69; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.21–9.94; p<.001), whereas monthly household income below 3 million Korean won was associated with lower odds of employment (OR, 0.41; 95% CI, 0.19–0.88; p<.05). Sleep difficulties were non-significantly associated with lower odds of employment (OR, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.41–1.00; p=.051). No clinical factor was significantly associated with employment. Male participants were more likely than female participants to retain their longest-held occupation (58.3% vs. 30.9%).
Conclusion Employment among cancer survivors was associated with sex and household income, and occupational continuity differed by sex. Although sleep difficulties were not statistically significant in the final model, sleep assessment and sex-sensitive vocational support may be useful components of survivorship nursing care.
Purpose The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with stress among Korean cancer survivors who are employed.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive methodology was applied, and secondary analysis was performed using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2014 to 2018. A total of 245 employed cancer survivors were included, and data were analyzed using either the χ2 test or the independent t-test, as well as multiple logistic regression analysis.
Results: Four factors were found to be associated with stress among employed cancer survivors: age (Odds Ratio [OR]=0.96, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]=0.94~0.98), gender (with men less likely to be stressed; OR=0.46, 95% CI=0.23~0.91), self-rated health status (OR=1.44, 95% CI=1.03~2.02), and having planned suicide in the previous year (OR=22.98, 95% CI=2.10~251.83).
Conclusion: To facilitate a successful return to work for cancer survivors, it is necessary to develop a stress intervention and/or rehabilitation program that comprehensively considers sociodemographic characteristics, current health status, health behaviors, and mental health.
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