A Conceptual-Practice Model for Occupational Therapy to Facilitate Return to Work in Breast Cancer Patients

• Published in: Journal of occupational rehabilitation Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 516 - 526
• Main Authors: Désiron, Huguette A. M., Donceel, Peter, de Rijk, Angelique, Van Hoof, Elke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.12.2013; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Cancer patients; Care and treatment; Chronic illnesses; Clinical Psychology; Content analysis; Disability management; Environmental Health; Female; Health Psychology; Humans; Intervention; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Medicine, Experimental; Models, Theoretical; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine; Occupational therapy; Occupational Therapy - methods; Orthopedics; Public health; Rehabilitation; Return to Work; Return to work programs; Studies; Occupational therapy; Conceptual practice model; Breast cancer; Labour participation; Model of Human Occupation; Return to work

Purpose Improved therapies and early detection have significantly increased the number of breast cancers survivors, leading to increasing needs regarding return to work (RTW). Occupational therapy (OT) interventions provide successful RTW assistance for other conditions, but are not validated in bre...