Current status and influencing factors of work readiness in patients returning to work after lung cancer surgery
- VernacularTitle:肺癌术后返岗患者工作准备度现状及其影响因素分析
- Author:
Yuanyuan YIN
1
;
Xingxia LONG
1
;
Jie ZHANG
1
;
Yanli, JI
1
;
Ying ZHU
1
;
Lijun HE
1
;
Mei YANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China School of Nursing/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lung cancer;
postoperative;
middle-aged and young adults;
returning to work;
influencing factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2026;33(07):1079-1084
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the current status of work readiness and its influencing factors among patients returning to work after lung cancer surgery. Methods A retrospective study was conducted on young and middle-aged postoperative lung cancer patients who were treated at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University from March to September 2023 and returned to their jobs. Data were collected through a general information questionnaire, readiness for return-to-work scale (RRTW), general self-efficacy scale (GSES), and simplified coping style questionnaire (SCSQ). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to explore the factors affecting the work readiness of patients returning to work. Results A total of 219 patients were included, with 59 males and 160 females aged 18-60 years. Among the postoperative lung cancer patients returning to work, 73.1% were in the active maintenance stage of return-to-work readiness with a RRTW score of (17.59±1.48) points, and 26.9% were in the uncertain maintenance stage with a RRTW score of (16.22±1.50) points. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that patients aged≤30 years (OR=52.381), employees of enterprises and institutions (OR=7.682), agricultural, pastoral, fishery, forestry laborers (OR=15.665), positive coping (OR=5.043), those with higher self-efficacy (OR=1.157) and engaged in physically demanding work (OR=2.449) had higher return-to-work readiness, while patients with≥2 children (OR=0.055), self-payment (OR=0.044), and those working more than 40 hours per week (OR=0.122) had lower return-to-work readiness. Conclusion The return-to-work readiness of young and middle-aged postoperative lung cancer patients needs to be improved, and occupation, job nature, main coping styles, general self-efficacy and other factors are associated with return-to-work readiness.
