What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cohort. Population: Breast cancer (n=2130). Intervention: Social, health-related and work-related factors. Primary outcome: Self-reported perceived discrimination in the workplace after the end of treatment.

What does this research mean for the field?

Approximately one in four breast cancer survivors perceives workplace discrimination two years post-diagnosis, which is significantly associated with poorer health, lack of colleague support, workplace accommodation, and fear of job loss. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

September 6, 2022Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Perceived discrimination at work: examining social, health and work-related factors as determinants among breast cancer survivors – evidence from the prospective CANTO cohort

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

Overall, 26% of employed breast cancer survivors reported perceived discrimination in the workplace 2 years post-diagnosis, which was associated with various health and work-related factors.

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Key result

Employed breast cancer survivors report a ~26% rate of perceived workplace discrimination two years post-diagnosis.

n=2,130

Why the study?

The prevalence of self-reported perceived discrimination in the workplace after breast cancer treatment and its association with social, health-related, and work-related factors were not well characterized.

Population

2130 women with stage I-III breast cancer employed and working 2 years after diagnosis

Comparison

Associations of social, health-related, and work-related factors with perceived workplace discrimination

Design

Prospective cohort study

Follow-up

2 years after diagnosis

Authors

GAGarazi Ruiz de Azua IVInês Vaz-Luís TBThomas Bovagnet

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

Perceived workplace discrimination may affect breast cancer survivors; this observational association leaves open causality and intervention effects.

Study Design

Type

Cohort (n=2,130)

Structured PICO

Population

2,130 employed women diagnosed with stage I-III breast cancer, aged <57 years at diagnosis, who were working 2 years post-diagnosis.

Outcome

Self-reported perceived discrimination in the workplace after the end of treatmentpatient reported

One in four breast cancer survivors perceives workplace discrimination, with health and work-related factors influencing the likelihood.

Cite This Study

Azua et al. (2022) conducted a cohort in Breast cancer (n=2,130). Social, health-related and work-related factors was evaluated on Self-reported perceived discrimination in the workplace after the end of treatment. Overall, 26% of employed breast cancer survivors reported perceived discrimination in the workplace 2 years post-diagnosis, which was associated with various health and work-related factors.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaf5fa37e8385fbd3d064ce https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2021-218331

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

September 6, 2022Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Perceived discrimination at work: examining social, health and work-related factors as determinants among breast cancer survivors – evidence from the prospective CANTO cohort

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Key result

Employed breast cancer survivors report a ~26% rate of perceived workplace discrimination two years post-diagnosis.

n=2,130

Why the study?

Population

2130 women with stage I-III breast cancer employed and working 2 years after diagnosis

Comparison

Associations of social, health-related, and work-related factors with perceived workplace discrimination

Design

Prospective cohort study

Follow-up

2 years after diagnosis

Authors

GAGarazi Ruiz de Azua IVInês Vaz-Luís TBThomas Bovagnet

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

Perceived workplace discrimination may affect breast cancer survivors; this observational association leaves open causality and intervention effects.

Study Design

Type

Cohort (n=2,130)

Structured PICO

Population

2,130 employed women diagnosed with stage I-III breast cancer, aged <57 years at diagnosis, who were working 2 years post-diagnosis.

Outcome

Self-reported perceived discrimination in the workplace after the end of treatmentpatient reported

One in four breast cancer survivors perceives workplace discrimination, with health and work-related factors influencing the likelihood.

Cite This Study

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaf5fa37e8385fbd3d064ce https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2021-218331

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark