European Cancer Mission calls attention to the return to work (RTW) of cancer survivors (CSs), as one of the pivotal issues of the cancer continuum that need to be addressed through proper and prompt actions and recommendations. Employers are important stakeholders, as they can provide emotional and practical support, sustain communication during the entire process, and guarantee a gradual work reintegration. In Italy there is lack of knowledge regarding this topic. Thus, further exploration of Italian employers' perspectives on the RTW of employees with cancer should be performed to comprehend their unknown experiences.
The aim is to explore the perspectives of employers who dealt with the RTW process of employees who received a cancer diagnosis through a qualitative research design.
employers* of a company
being directly involved in managing the RTW process of at least one employee with cancer diagnosis in the last 5 years.
An employer can be the specific person who represents the company where the employee was working at the time of cancer diagnosis or a person who supported the employee during the sickness absence and the RTW process (e.g., line manager, human resource manager).
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The study population consists of employers of the province of Reggio Emilia who managed the RTW process of employees with a cancer diagnosis. This population includes employers from companies with diverse characteristics (type of company and sector, and number of employees) to collect the perspectives of employers working in different settings.
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1. Open-ended questions of a semi-structured interview to collect the employers experience of the management of the RTW process
Themes describing how employers managed the RTW process of employees with cancer, of their feeling and thoughts, of what actions did they do, and of the relationships and communication with the other members of the company
Open-ended questions of a semi-structured interview to collect the employers' necessities while supporting the RTW process
Themes describing what employers require to support employees who receive a cancer diagnosis in the RTW process
Open-ended questions of a semi-structured interview to collect the employers perceived barriers and facilitators while supporting the RTW process
Themes describing the facilitators and barriers perceived by employers during the RTW process of employees who received a cancer diagnosis. For this outcome, themes will be classified using the Resource Dependence Institutional Cooperation (RDIC) model, developed by Rijk et al. and adjusted by Greidanus et al. (2018).
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Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS
Lead sponsor
Amsterdam University Medical Centers (UMC), Location Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Collaborator
