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dc.contributor.authorKyle, Richard Gen_UK
dc.contributor.authorCulbard, Williamen_UK
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Josieen_UK
dc.contributor.authorGray, Nicola Men_UK
dc.contributor.authorAyansina, Dolapoen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHubbard, Gillen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-12T03:40:32Z-
dc.date.available2014-09-12T03:40:32Z-
dc.date.issued2011-03-30en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/2982-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Due to improvements in cancer survival the number of people of working age living with cancer across Europe is likely to increase. UK governments have made commitments to reduce the number of working days lost to ill-health and to improve access to vocational rehabilitation (VR) services. Return to work for people with cancer has been identified as a priority. However, there are few services to support people to remain in or return to work after cancer and no associated trials to assess their impact. A pilot randomised controlled trial among women with breast cancer has been designed to assess the feasibility of a larger definitive trial of VR services for people with cancer. Methods: Patients are being recruited from three clinical sites in two Scottish National Health Service (NHS) Boards for 6 months. Eligible patients are all women who are: (1) aged between 18 and 65 years; (2) in paid employment or self-employed; (3) living or working in Lothian or Tayside, Scotland, UK; (4) diagnosed with an invasive breast cancer tumour; (5) treated first with surgery. Patients are randomly allocated to receive referral to a VR service or usual care, which involves no formal employment support. The primary outcome measure is self-reported sickness absence in the first 6 months following surgery. Secondary outcome measures include changes in quality of life (FACT-B), fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue) and employment status between baseline and 6- and 12-months post-surgery. A post-trial evaluation will be conducted to assess the acceptability of the intervention among participants and the feasibility of a larger, more definitive, trial with patients with lung and prostate cancer. Discussion: To our knowledge this is the first study to determine the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of VR services to enable people with cancer to remain in or return to employment. The study will provide evidence to assess the relevance and feasibility of a larger future trial involving patients with breast, prostate or lung cancer and inform the development of appropriate VR services for people living with cancer. Trial Registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN29666484 Registration date: 07/10/10; Randomisation of first patient: 03/12/10en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_UK
dc.relationKyle RG, Culbard W, Evans J, Gray NM, Ayansina D & Hubbard G (2011) Vocational rehabilitation services for patients with cancer: design of a feasibility study incorporating a pilot randomised controlled trial among women with breast cancer following surgery. Trials, 12 (89), p. 89. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-89en_UK
dc.rightsAvailable under the Creative Commons Attribution License. License text at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/en_UK
dc.subjectBreast Canceren_UK
dc.subjectWorken_UK
dc.subjectEmploymenten_UK
dc.subjectVocational Rehabilitationen_UK
dc.subjectScotlanden_UK
dc.subjectVocational rehabilitation Great Britainen_UK
dc.subjectBreast canceren_UK
dc.titleVocational rehabilitation services for patients with cancer: design of a feasibility study incorporating a pilot randomised controlled trial among women with breast cancer following surgeryen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1745-6215-12-89en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleTrialsen_UK
dc.citation.issn1745-6215en_UK
dc.citation.volume12en_UK
dc.citation.issue89en_UK
dc.citation.spage89en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emailrichard.kyle@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHealth Sciences Health - Highland - LEGACYen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHealth Sciences Stirlingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHealth Sciences Research - Stirling - LEGACYen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Aberdeenen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Aberdeenen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHealth Sciences Research - Highland - LEGACYen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000289484100001en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-79954563485en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid815091en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-1490-0603en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-6672-7876en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-2165-5770en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2011-03-30en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2011-05-02en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorKyle, Richard G|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorCulbard, William|0000-0002-1490-0603en_UK
local.rioxx.authorEvans, Josie|0000-0001-6672-7876en_UK
local.rioxx.authorGray, Nicola M|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorAyansina, Dolapo|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHubbard, Gill|0000-0003-2165-5770en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2011-05-02en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/|2011-05-02|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenamekyle-2011-Vocational-rehabilitation-services-for-patients-with-cancer.pdfen_UK
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