RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05056350

Professional Life After Breast Cancer: Feasibility of a Coaching Program for an Adapted Return to Work

Sponsor

Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle

Enrollment

25 participants

Start Date

Sep 13, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Summary

The diagnosis of breast cancer and the treatments implemented have a significant impact on the professional situation. Maintaining employment and/or reintegration into working life are therefore major issues for cancer patients. This trial proposes to study the feasibility of a support/coaching program for a return to work in patients after breast cancer.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria7

Age ≥18 years
Patients cared at the Montpellier Cancer Institute (ICM) for non-metastatic breast cancer who have received adjuvant treatment (radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy)
Patient who has completed adjuvant treatment, except for hormonotherapy
Patient practicing a profession at the time of diagnosis, looking for a job or in professional retraining at the time of diagnosis
Patient expressing spontaneously or on request of the oncologist physical or psychological difficulties in the professional field
Patient wishing to be accompanied for an adapted return to her current job or for a return to a new more adapted job
Patient who signed the informed consent after informed information by her clinician

Exclusion Criteria5

Metastatic breast cancer or any other cancer within the last 5 years
Patient who haven't completed herr adjuvant treatment (chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy)
Psychological condition requiring therapeutic support (objectified by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview test (MINI) by identifying a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-IV Axis I psychiatric disorder (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) Sheehan et al., 1998) with the patient's refusal of adequate psychiatric treatment (medicated or not) at the time of inclusion in the study
Severely impaired global cognitive functioning (objectified by an adjusted score of less than 20 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test)
Physical inability to answer questionnaires

Interventions

OTHERQuestionnaires

Quality of life questionnaires, work perception questionnaires, psychological distress questionnaire

OTHERback to work coaching

Back-to-work support program including an individual interview to identify patient needs and expectations, 7 coaching workshops (every 3 weeks +/- 15 days) and a final individual assessment post workshops