A hospital-based work support intervention to enhance the return to work of cancer patients: A process evaluation

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 565-578

  Tamminga, S J ^a   De Boer, A G E M ^a   Bos, M M E M ^b   Fons, G ^a   Kitzen, J J E M ^c   Plaisier, P W ^c   Verbeek, J H A M ^a,d   Frings Dresen, M H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Cancer survivors Return to work; Intervention; Process evaluation; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NETHERLANDS; NURSE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETURN TO WORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NETHERLANDS; NURSES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETURN TO WORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872246228     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-012-9372-2     Document Type: Article

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