Sociale aspecten

Background: Given the growing life expectancy, the likelihood increases that health-care providers are confronted with older people having an adult child with a life-limiting disease.
Aim: This literature review aimed to (1) explore the experiences of aged parents with regard to their position and role as a parent of an adult child with a life-limiting illness, (2) detect gaps in the existing literature and (3) make recommendations for future research.

“Hoe gaan oudere ouders om met het ernstig ziek zijn van hun kind? Op welke manier kunnen zorgverleners zorgzaam met hun ervaringen omgaan?”

Deze twee klinische vragen vormden de bestaansgrond van dit onderzoeksproject naar de ‘lived experience’ van oudere ouders waarvan een kind kanker heeft of gestorven is aan kanker. Dit eindverslag wil een overzicht geven van de verschillende onderzoeksfasen, de bevindingen en de belangrijkste implicaties voor verder onderzoek en de klinische praktijk.

Objective: To systematically review the literature on the severity and risk factors for loneliness in adult cancer patients.

Met de vergrijzing van de bevolking neemt het aantal oudere kankerpatiënten toe. Traditiegetrouw wordt de effectiviteit van een behandeling geëvalueerd aan de hand van overleving. Bij oudere kankerpatiënten zijn andere uitkomstmaten zoals kwaliteit van leven waarschijnlijk minstens even relevant [1]. Idealiter zou het doel van behandeling moeten zijn “to add life to years, not years to life”.

Objective: To explore how female breast cancer patients experience work incapacity during the
treatment and return-to-work phases and how interactions between patients and stakeholders
affect this experience.
Method: Database search for full text articles published between January 1995 and
January 2008 that focused on employed female breast cancer patients, factors related to work
incapacity, and returning to work. Only results based on self-report data were included. Studies

Background: Improvements in treatment have resulted in an increasing number of cancer survivors potentially being able to return to work after medical treatment. In this paper we focus on the considerations regarding return to work (RTW) of breast cancer absentees in the Belgian context and how these considerations are related to reactions from their social environment.

Background The diagnosis of breast cancer increasingly implies a return-to-work (RTW) challenge
as survival rates increase. RTW is regarded as a multidisciplinary process and a country’s legislation affects the degree of involvement of the different stakeholders. We elucidated on bottlenecks and contributing factors and the relationship between policy and practice regarding RTW of employees with breast cancer as perceived by Belgian (Flemish) stakeholders. Methods

Purpose: Most female breast cancer patients are forced to interrupt their professional activities during treatment. Qualitative research was carried out to assess women’s experiences of being work disabled because of breast cancer.
Patients and methods: In-depth interviews were analyzed to understand patient’s experiences and to gain more insight in their perspectives on living with breast cancer.

http://www.allesoverkanker.be/werkhervatting-en-kanker

Een overzicht van alle juridische vragen waarmee (ex-)kankerpatiënten geconfronteerd kunnen worden wanneer ze terug het werk wensen te hervatten

In augustus 2012 lanceerde de Vlaamse Liga tegen Kanker (VLK) een campagne 'Werken na kanker', om de problemen rond werkhervatting in kaart te brengen. Ze riep (ex-)patiënten in de media op om via de website www.werkennakanker.be (anoniem) hun verhaal te vertellen. Er kwamen in totaal meer dan 350 getuigenissen binnen.