caa a22 4500 606210695 CHVBK 20210128101034.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10926-014-9516-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10926-014-9516-7 Predictors of Return to Work in Cancer Survivors in the Royal Air Force [Elektronische Daten] [Kenneth Murray, Kin Lam, David McLoughlin, Steven Sadhra] Purpose Return to work (RTW) is beneficial for cancer survivors, employers and society. However, little is known about predictors of RTW in the military environment. Methods A cohort of 194 Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel aged 18-58 who survived primary cancer treatment between 2001 and 2011 were followed up for 18months. Information was obtained from occupational health and primary care records. Personal, occupational and clinical predictors of RTW were identified by Cox proportional hazards regression. Results The median sickness absence before RTW was 107days. Six months after diagnosis 54% of participants had RTW, and reached 80% by 12months. Time taken to RTW was predicted by age at diagnosis, rank, trade group, pre-diagnosis sickness absence, site of cancer, treatment modality, and prognosis. RTW at 18months were predicted by higher rank (HR=2.31; 95% CI 1.46-3.65), and having melanoma (9.75; 4.97-19.13). Those receiving chemotherapy were significantly less likely to have RTW compared to other treatment modalities (0.18; 0.10-0.32). Conclusions Rank, cancer diagnostic group, and treatment modality are the most important predictors of RTW in cancer survivors in the RAF. These predictors can be used to inform rehabilitation programmes and decisions on RTW. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Cancer survivor nationallicence Employment nationallicence Return to work nationallicence Predictors nationallicence Military nationallicence Murray Kenneth Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine, SG16 6DN, Henlow, UK aut Lam Kin Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK aut McLoughlin David Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine, SG16 6DN, Henlow, UK aut Sadhra Steven Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK aut Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/1(2015-03-01), 153-159 1053-0487 25:1<153 2015 25 10926 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-014-9516-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-014-9516-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Murray Kenneth Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine, SG16 6DN, Henlow, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lam Kin Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- McLoughlin David Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine, SG16 6DN, Henlow, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sadhra Steven Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/1(2015-03-01), 153-159 1053-0487 25:1<153 2015 25 10926