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dc.contributor.authorHubbard, Gillen_UK
dc.contributor.authorGray, Nicola Men_UK
dc.contributor.authorAyansina, Dolapoen_UK
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Josieen_UK
dc.contributor.authorKyle, Richard Gen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-09T08:43:31Z-
dc.date.available2018-01-09T08:43:31Z-
dc.date.issued2013-06en_UK
dc.identifier.other175en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/15725-
dc.description.abstractBackground: There is a paucity of methodologically robust vocational rehabilitation (VR) intervention trials. This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a VR trial of women with breast cancer to inform the development of a larger interventional study. Methods: Women were recruited in Scotland and randomised to either a case management VR service or to usual care. Data were collected on eligibility, recruitment and attrition rates to assess trial feasibility, and interviews conducted to determine trial acceptability. Sick leave days (primary outcome) were self-reported via postal questionnaire every 4 weeks during the first 6 months post-surgery and at 12 months. Secondary outcome measures were change in employment pattern, quality of life and fatigue. Results: Of the 1,114 women assessed for eligibility, 163 (15%) were eligible. The main reason for ineligibility was age (>65 years, n = 637, 67%). Of those eligible, 111 (68%) received study information, of which 23 (21%) consented to participate in the study. Data for 18 (78%) women were analysed (intervention: n = 7; control: n = 11). Participants in the intervention group reported, on average, 53 fewer days of sick leave over the first 6 months post-surgery than those in the control group; however, this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.122; 95% confidence interval -15.8, 122.0). No statistically significant differences were found for secondary outcomes. Interviews with trial participants indicated that trial procedures, including recruitment, randomisation and research instruments, were acceptable. Conclusions: Conducting a pragmatic trial of effectiveness of a VR intervention among cancer survivors is both feasible and acceptable, but more research about the exact components of a VR intervention and choice of outcomes to measure effectiveness is required. VR to assist breast cancer patients in the return to work process is an important component of cancer survivorship plans.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_UK
dc.relationHubbard G, Gray NM, Ayansina D, Evans J & Kyle RG (2013) Case management vocational rehabilitation for women with breast cancer after surgery: a feasibility study incorporating a pilot randomised controlled trial. Trials, 14, Art. No.: 175. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-175en_UK
dc.rights© 2013 Hubbard et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/en_UK
dc.subjectCancer survivoren_UK
dc.subjectBreast canceren_UK
dc.subjectVocational rehabilitationen_UK
dc.subjectWorken_UK
dc.subjectEmploymenten_UK
dc.subjectSickness absenceen_UK
dc.titleCase management vocational rehabilitation for women with breast cancer after surgery: a feasibility study incorporating a pilot randomised controlled trialen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1745-6215-14-175en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleTrialsen_UK
dc.citation.issn1745-6215en_UK
dc.citation.volume14en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.contributor.funderMacmillan Cancer Supporten_UK
dc.author.emailrichard.kyle@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHealth Sciences Research - Highland - LEGACYen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Aberdeenen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Aberdeenen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHealth Sciences Research - Stirling - LEGACYen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHealth Sciences Health - Highland - LEGACYen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000321141300001en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84878894454en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid698158en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-2165-5770en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-6672-7876en_UK
dc.date.accepted2013-06-04en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2013-06-04en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2013-07-03en_UK
dc.relation.funderprojectCancer Survivorship in Scotland: living with and beyond cancer in Scotlanden_UK
dc.relation.funderrefDr Jim Elliotten_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorHubbard, Gill|0000-0003-2165-5770en_UK
local.rioxx.authorGray, Nicola M|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorAyansina, Dolapo|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorEvans, Josie|0000-0001-6672-7876en_UK
local.rioxx.authorKyle, Richard G|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectDr Jim Elliott|Macmillan Cancer Support|http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100011715en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2013-07-03en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/|2013-07-03|en_UK
local.rioxx.filename16 Hubbard et al (2013) Trials.pdfen_UK
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