The Working After Cancer Study (WACS) a population-based study of middle-aged workers diagnosed with colorectal cancer and their return to work experiences 英文参考文献.docVIP

Gordonetal.BMCPublicHealth2011,11:604 /1471-2458/11/604 STUDY PROTOCOL OpenAccess TheWorkingAfterCancerStudy(WACS): apopulation-basedstudyofmiddle-agedworkers diagnosedwithcolorectalcancerandtheirreturn toworkexperiences LouisaGGordon1,2,3*,BrigidMLynch4,VanessaLBeesley2,3,NicholasGraves3,CatherineMcGrath1, PeterO’Rourke2,3 andPenelopeMWebb2 Abstract Background:Thenumberofmiddle-agedworkingindividualsbeingdiagnosedwithcancerisincreasingandso toowilldisruptionstotheiremployment.TheaimoftheWorkingAfterCancerStudyistoexaminethechangesto workparticipationinthe12monthsfollowingadiagnosisofprimarycolorectalcancer.Thestudywillidentify barrierstoworkresumption,describelimitationsonworkforceparticipation,andevaluatetheinfluenceofthese factorsonhealth-relatedqualityoflife. Methods/Design:An observational population-based study has been designed involving 260 adults newly- diagnosed with colorectal cancer between January 2010 and September 2011 and who were in paid employment at the time they were diagnosed. These cancer cases will be compared to anationally representative comparison group of 520 adults with no history of cancer from the general population. Eligible cases will have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of colorectal cancer and will be identified through the Queensland Cancer Registry. Data on the comparison group will be drawn from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. Data collection for the cancer group will occur at 6and 12 months after diagnosis, with work questions also asked about the time of diagnosis, while retrospective data on the comparison group will be come from HILDA Waves 2009 and 2010. Using validated instruments administered via telephone and postal surveys, data will be collected on socio-demographic factors, work status and circumstances, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for both groups while the cases will have additional data collected on cancer treatment and symptoms, work productivity and cance