TY - JOUR
T1 - Working cancer survivors’ physical and mental characteristics compared to cancer-free workers in Japan
T2 - a nationwide general population-based study
AU - for the JPHC-NEXT Study Group
AU - Ota, Atsuhiko
AU - Li, Yuanying
AU - Yatsuya, Hiroshi
AU - Tanno, Kozo
AU - Sakata, Kiyomi
AU - Yamagishi, Kazumasa
AU - Iso, Hiroyasu
AU - Yasuda, Nobufumi
AU - Saito, Isao
AU - Kato, Tadahiro
AU - Arima, Kazuhiko
AU - Sou, Yoko
AU - Shimazu, Taichi
AU - Yamaji, Taiki
AU - Goto, Atsushi
AU - Inoue, Manami
AU - Iwasaki, Motoki
AU - Sawada, Norie
AU - Tsugane, Shoichiro
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank the participants and staff of the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study for the Next Generation (JPHC-NEXT) protocol for their valuable contributions. The JPHC-NEXT members are listed at the following website (as of April 2018): https://epi.ncc.go.jp/jphcnext/en/members/index.html. We thank Editage Group (https://www.editage.jp/) for editing a draft of this manuscript.
Funding Information:
This work was funded by the National Cancer Center Research and Development Fund (23-A-31 [toku], 26-A-2, 29-A-4, J-4) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (No. 16 K09111).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s).
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Purpose: This study compared working cancer survivors’ self-rated health status (SRHS), physical functional capacity, depressive symptoms, and happiness to those of cancer-free workers. Methods: A nationwide general population-based cross-sectional study on a sample of Japanese was conducted. Prevalence of deteriorated SRHS, restricted physical functional capacity, depressive symptoms, and perceived happiness were compared between working cancer survivors and cancer-free workers with multivariable logistic regression analysis adjusted for age and sociodemographic and health-related backgrounds. Results: Of the 28,311 male and 26,068 female workers, 977 (3.5%) and 1267 (4.9%) were cancer survivors, respectively. Working cancer survivors reported deteriorated SRHS more frequently than cancer-free workers: 21.3% vs. 13.8%, multivariable-adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval), 1.64 (1.39–1.95) for men, 23.8% vs. 17.5%, 1.34 (1.16–1.54) for women. Restricted physical functional capacity was reported more frequently in working cancer survivors than cancer-free workers: 6.8% vs. 2.6%, 1.76 (1.34–2.32) for men, 4.9% vs. 2.0%, 2.06 (1.56–2.71) for women. No significant difference was found for depressive symptoms: 21.6% vs. 22.9% in men, 30.0% vs. 28.5% in women. Working cancer survivors felt happiness more frequently than cancer-free survivors in men (77.3% vs. 71.7%, 1.21 (1.01–1.45)) but not in women (76.1% vs. 74.9%). Conclusions: Working cancer survivors had worse SRHS and more restricted physical functional capacity than cancer-free workers. In men, working cancer survivors felt happiness more frequently than cancer-free workers. Implications for Cancer Survivors: Continuous support to improve cancer survivors’ SRHS and physical functional capacity would be necessary even while they are working.
AB - Purpose: This study compared working cancer survivors’ self-rated health status (SRHS), physical functional capacity, depressive symptoms, and happiness to those of cancer-free workers. Methods: A nationwide general population-based cross-sectional study on a sample of Japanese was conducted. Prevalence of deteriorated SRHS, restricted physical functional capacity, depressive symptoms, and perceived happiness were compared between working cancer survivors and cancer-free workers with multivariable logistic regression analysis adjusted for age and sociodemographic and health-related backgrounds. Results: Of the 28,311 male and 26,068 female workers, 977 (3.5%) and 1267 (4.9%) were cancer survivors, respectively. Working cancer survivors reported deteriorated SRHS more frequently than cancer-free workers: 21.3% vs. 13.8%, multivariable-adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval), 1.64 (1.39–1.95) for men, 23.8% vs. 17.5%, 1.34 (1.16–1.54) for women. Restricted physical functional capacity was reported more frequently in working cancer survivors than cancer-free workers: 6.8% vs. 2.6%, 1.76 (1.34–2.32) for men, 4.9% vs. 2.0%, 2.06 (1.56–2.71) for women. No significant difference was found for depressive symptoms: 21.6% vs. 22.9% in men, 30.0% vs. 28.5% in women. Working cancer survivors felt happiness more frequently than cancer-free survivors in men (77.3% vs. 71.7%, 1.21 (1.01–1.45)) but not in women (76.1% vs. 74.9%). Conclusions: Working cancer survivors had worse SRHS and more restricted physical functional capacity than cancer-free workers. In men, working cancer survivors felt happiness more frequently than cancer-free workers. Implications for Cancer Survivors: Continuous support to improve cancer survivors’ SRHS and physical functional capacity would be necessary even while they are working.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11764-020-00984-7
DO - 10.1007/s11764-020-00984-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 33433855
AN - SCOPUS:85100026819
VL - 15
SP - 912
EP - 921
JO - Journal of Cancer Survivorship
JF - Journal of Cancer Survivorship
SN - 1932-2259
IS - 6
ER -