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Social inequalities in return to work and social mobility after a cancer diagno-sis among patients in Central Germany

Recruiting
Conditions
C00-C97
Malignant neoplasms
Registration Number
DRKS00032076
Lead Sponsor
Institut für Medizinische Soziologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
900
Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosed with cancer between 2017 and 2021

Exclusion Criteria

1. Insufficient command of German
2. Profound cognitive impairments
3. No informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Return to work (collected in the standardized questionnaire via Are you currently employed: yes/no)<br>2. Social Mobility (collected in a standardized questionnaire using self-developed questions on occupational biography: Did you have to change your job due to cancer?, Did you have to change your area of responsibility due to cancer?, Did you have to reduce your working hours due to cancer?, Have you suffered financial losses due to cancer?)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Use of psychosocial and health care services<br>2. Early retirement and disability pension<br>3. Personal and disease related factors of occupational reintegration (self-efficacy, social support, health literacy, control beliefs, psychosocial factors at the workplace, fatigue, mental health)
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