Impact of Childhood Cancer on Maternal Employment in Japan
Impact of Childhood Cancer on Maternal Employment in Japan
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DOI：
10.1097/ncc.0000000000000123
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发表时间：
2015-01-01
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影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Takahashi, Miyako
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作者：
Okada, Hiromi;Maru, Mitsue;Takahashi, Miyako
背景：癌症儿童的家庭成员由于癌症诊断和治疗而经历各种长期影响。因此，需要全面和长期的支持。随着近年来妇女就业率的提高，也需要为子女被诊断患有癌症的职业母亲提供支助。目的：我们调查了以下问题和相关的变化，工作的母亲诊断患有癌症的儿童必须处理：（1）工作的变化，（2）压力，（3）社会支持，（4）工作动机，（5）诊断后的就业状况。方法：采用横断面探索性研究设计。数据收集自62名母亲的孩子谁被诊断为癌症使用自我报告问卷。结果如下：在32名确诊时工作的母亲中，10人继续工作，12人延长休假，10人辞职，70%的人在确诊后失去了工作动力。在治疗期间继续工作的母亲中，有一半报告了经济原因。结论：这些研究结果表明，母亲谁辞职后诊断工作最初没有考虑长期休假。即使是在治疗期间继续工作的母亲也希望长期休假照顾子女。对实践的影响：护士应向母亲解释癌症治疗完成后的前景，并确定他们对治疗期间生活方式和工作的期望。我们建议护士确认母亲是否愿意长期休假，并就寻求经济援助提供相关建议。
Background: Family members of children with cancer experience various long-term effects as a result of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, comprehensive and long-term support is needed. As the employment rate of women has increased in recent years, support for working mothers with children diagnosed with cancer is also required. Objective: We investigated the following issues and relevant changes that working mothers of children diagnosed with cancer must deal with: (1) work change, (2) stress, (3) social support, (4) work motivation, and (5) employment status after diagnosis. Methods: A cross-sectional exploratory study design was used. Data were collected from 62 mothers of children who were diagnosed with cancer using self-report questionnaires. Results: Of the 32 mothers who worked at the time of diagnosis, 10 continued to work, 12 took an extended leave, and 10 quit working, and 70% lost motivation for work following diagnosis. Half of mothers who continued to work during treatment reported financial reasons. Conclusions: These findings indicate that mothers who quit work following diagnosis did not initially consider a long leave of absence. Even mothers who continued to work during treatment desired a long leave of absence to care for their children. Implications for Practice: Nurses should provide mothers with explanations of the prospects after the completion of cancer treatment and determine their expectations for their lifestyle and work during treatment. We recommend that nurses confirm mothers' willingness to take a long leave of absence from work and give relevant advice about seeking financial assistance.