TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk for unemployment of cancer survivors: A Danish cohort study
AU - Carlsen, Kathrine
AU - Dalton, Susanne Oksbjerg
AU - Diderichsen, Finn
AU - Johansen, Christoffer
AU - Danish Cohort Study
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - AIM: To investigate whether cancer survivors are at an increased risk for unemployment after cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cohort of 65,510 patients who were part of the workforce in the year before diagnosis and a random sample of 316,925 age and gender-matched controls were followed for up to 20 years in a longitudinal register-based cohort study. Demographic, socioeconomic and health-related information were obtained through Danish administrative registers. RESULTS: Cancer survivors had a small but significantly increased risk for unemployment following cancer. Stratified analyses showed that the risk for unemployment was highest amongst persons aged 50-60 years at time of diagnosis. Risk factors for unemployment were found to be manual work, medium income and vocational education. CONCLUSION: Generally, cancer patients were at a small increased risk for unemployment and low socioeconomic position was a significant risk factor.
AB - AIM: To investigate whether cancer survivors are at an increased risk for unemployment after cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cohort of 65,510 patients who were part of the workforce in the year before diagnosis and a random sample of 316,925 age and gender-matched controls were followed for up to 20 years in a longitudinal register-based cohort study. Demographic, socioeconomic and health-related information were obtained through Danish administrative registers. RESULTS: Cancer survivors had a small but significantly increased risk for unemployment following cancer. Stratified analyses showed that the risk for unemployment was highest amongst persons aged 50-60 years at time of diagnosis. Risk factors for unemployment were found to be manual work, medium income and vocational education. CONCLUSION: Generally, cancer patients were at a small increased risk for unemployment and low socioeconomic position was a significant risk factor.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.05.020
DO - 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.05.020
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 18640029
SN - 0959-8049
VL - 44
SP - 1866
EP - 1874
JO - European Journal of Cancer
JF - European Journal of Cancer
IS - 13
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