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The Successful Return-To-Work Questionnaire for Cancer Survivors (I-RTW_CS): Development, Validity and Reproducibility

The Successful Return-To-Work Questionnaire for Cancer Survivors (I-RTW_CS): Development, Validity and Reproducibility

Authors :
Greidanus, Michiel A.
de Boer, Angela G. E. M.
de Rijk, Angelique E.
Brouwers, Sonja
de Reijke, Theo M.
Kersten, Marie José
Klinkenbijl, Jean H. G.
Lalisang, Roy I.
Lindeboom, Robert
Zondervan, Patricia J.
Frings-Dresen, Monique H. W.
Tamminga, Sietske J.
Sociale Geneeskunde
RS: CAPHRI - R4 - Health Inequities and Societal Participation
Interne Geneeskunde
MUMC+: MA Medische Oncologie (9)
RS: GROW - R3 - Innovative Cancer Diagnostics & Therapy
Coronel Institute of Occupational Health
Graduate School
APH - Quality of Care
APH - Societal Participation & Health
CCA - Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life
Urology
APH - Personalized Medicine
Clinical Haematology
Master Evidence Based Practice
Source :
The Patient: patient-centered outcomes research, 13(5). Adis International Ltd, The Patient, PATIENT-PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH, 13(5), 567-582. Springer Science + Business Media
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.

Abstract

Background Cancer survivors' perspectives on a successful return to work (RTW) may not be captured in the common measure of RTW, namely time until RTW. Objective The purpose of this study was therefore to develop an RTW outcome measure that reflects employed cancer survivors' perspectives, with items that could be influenced by an employer, i.e. the Successful Return-To-Work questionnaire for Cancer Survivors (I-RTW_CS), and to assess its construct validity and reproducibility. Methods First, three focus groups with cancer survivors (n = 14) were organized to generate issues that may constitute successful RTW. Second, a two-round Delphi study among 108 cancer survivors was conducted to select the most important issues. Construct validity of the I-RTW_CS was assessed using correlations with a single-item measure of successful RTW and the Quality of Working Life Questionnaire for Cancer Survivors (QWLQ-CS; n = 57). Reproducibility (test-retest reliability) was assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC; n = 50). Results Forty-eight issues were generated, of which seven were included: 'enjoyment in work'; 'work without affecting health'; 'confidence of employer without assumptions about work ability'; 'open communication with employer'; 'feeling welcome at work'; 'good work-life balance'; and 'joint satisfaction with the situation (employer and cancer survivor)'. Correlations with single-item successful RTW and QWLQ-CS were 0.58 and 0.85, respectively. The reproducibility showed an ICC of 0.72. Conclusions The I-RTW_CS provides an RTW outcome measure that includes cancer survivors' perspectives and weights its items on an individual basis, allowing a more meaningful evaluation of cancer survivors' RTW. This study provides preliminary evidence for its construct validity and reproducibility.

Details

ISSN :
11781661 and 11781653
Volume :
13
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....6325470916a71245b78638a30d4fffed
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40271-020-00427-6