Measures of Cognitive Function and Work in Occupationally Active Breast Cancer Survivors
- 1 February 2010
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Vol. 52 (2), 219-227
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jom.0b013e3181d0bef7
Abstract
This study investigated performance-based and patient-reported cognitive limitations on work output. Working breast cancer survivors (BCS) (n = 122) and a non-cancer comparison group (NCCG; n = 113) completed measures of cognitive function, fatigue, distress, job stress, and work output. Distress, fatigue, and job stress were higher in the BCS group who were on average 3-years post-treatment. Patient-reported cognitive limitations at work were related to work output in BCS (memory beta = 0.29; executive function beta = 0.26) only. Changes in work output were more responsive to changes in job stress and fatigue in the BCS group. Reports of cognitive problems at work should be carefully followed up.Keywords
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