Measures of Work-life Balance and Interventions of Reasonable
Accommodations for the Return to Work of Cancer Survivors: A
Scoping Review
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Title
Measures of Work-life Balance and Interventions of Reasonable
Accommodations for the Return to Work of Cancer Survivors: A
Scoping Review
Accommodations for the Return to Work of Cancer Survivors: A
Scoping Review
Subject
Cancer
Intervention
Return to work
Scoping review
Work ability
Intervention
Return to work
Scoping review
Work ability
Description
Nearly half of patients diagnosed with cancer are in the middle of their traditional working
age. The return to work after cancer entails challenges because of the cancer or treatments and associated with the workplace. The study aimed at providing more insight into the occupational outcomes
encountered by workers with cancer and to provide interventions, programs, and practices to support
their return to work.
Methods: A scoping review was conducted using the Arksey and O’Malley framework and the Preferred
Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for scoping review guidelines. Relevant
studies were systematically searched in PubMed/MEDLINE, SCOPUS and Grey literature from 01 January
2000 to 22 February 2024.
Results: The literature search generated 3,017 articles; 53 studies were considered eligible for this review. Most of the studies were longitudinal and conducted in Europe. Three macroarea were identified:
studies on the impact of cancer on workers in terms of sick leave, employment, return to work, etc.;
studies reporting wider issues that may affect workers, such as the compatibility of treatment and work
and employment; studies reporting interventions or policies aiming to promote the return to work.
Conclusion: There is a lack in the literature in defining multidisciplinary interventions combining
physical, psycho-behavioural, educational, and vocational components that could increase the return-towork rates. Future studies should focus on interdisciplinary return to work efforts with multiple
stakeholders with the involvement of an interdisciplinary teamwork (healthcare workers and employers)
to combine these multidisciplinary interventions at the beginning of sick leave period
age. The return to work after cancer entails challenges because of the cancer or treatments and associated with the workplace. The study aimed at providing more insight into the occupational outcomes
encountered by workers with cancer and to provide interventions, programs, and practices to support
their return to work.
Methods: A scoping review was conducted using the Arksey and O’Malley framework and the Preferred
Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for scoping review guidelines. Relevant
studies were systematically searched in PubMed/MEDLINE, SCOPUS and Grey literature from 01 January
2000 to 22 February 2024.
Results: The literature search generated 3,017 articles; 53 studies were considered eligible for this review. Most of the studies were longitudinal and conducted in Europe. Three macroarea were identified:
studies on the impact of cancer on workers in terms of sick leave, employment, return to work, etc.;
studies reporting wider issues that may affect workers, such as the compatibility of treatment and work
and employment; studies reporting interventions or policies aiming to promote the return to work.
Conclusion: There is a lack in the literature in defining multidisciplinary interventions combining
physical, psycho-behavioural, educational, and vocational components that could increase the return-towork rates. Future studies should focus on interdisciplinary return to work efforts with multiple
stakeholders with the involvement of an interdisciplinary teamwork (healthcare workers and employers)
to combine these multidisciplinary interventions at the beginning of sick leave period
Creator
Giuliana Buresti 1,q, Bruna Maria Rondinone 1,q, Antonio Valenti 1,*, Fabio Boccuni 1
,
Grazia Fortuna 1
, Sergio Iavicoli 2
, Maria Cristina Dentici 1
, Benedetta Persechino 1
,
Grazia Fortuna 1
, Sergio Iavicoli 2
, Maria Cristina Dentici 1
, Benedetta Persechino 1
Source
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Publisher
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio
Catone, Rome, Italy
2 Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy
Catone, Rome, Italy
2 Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy
Date
27 July 2024
Contributor
FAJAR BAGUS W
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Citation
Giuliana Buresti 1,q, Bruna Maria Rondinone 1,q, Antonio Valenti 1,*, Fabio Boccuni 1
,
Grazia Fortuna 1
, Sergio Iavicoli 2
, Maria Cristina Dentici 1
, Benedetta Persechino 1, “Measures of Work-life Balance and Interventions of Reasonable
Accommodations for the Return to Work of Cancer Survivors: A
Scoping Review,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 11, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11765.
Accommodations for the Return to Work of Cancer Survivors: A
Scoping Review,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 11, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11765.