Rehabilitation using high-intensity physical training and long-term return-to-work in XXXX survivors.

@entity5 @entity1 @entity1442
INTRODUCTION: Due to large and increasing numbers of @entity5 survivors, long-term @entity5 -related health issues have become a major focus of attention. This study examined the relation between a high-intensity physical rehabilitation program and return-to-work in @entity5 survivors who had received chemotherapy. METHODS: The intervention group, consisting of 72 @entity5 survivors from one hospital (8 @entity1 and 64 @entity1 , mean age 49 years), followed an 18-weeks rehabilitation program including strength and interval training, and home-based activities. An age-matched control group, consisting of 38 @entity5 survivors (9 @entity1 and 29 @entity1 ), was recruited from two other hospitals. They received only standard medical care. All subjects were evaluated during a telephone interview on employment issues, conducted at   3 years after diagnosis. The main outcomes were change in working hours per week and time until return-to-work. RESULTS: @entity1 in the intervention group showed significant less @entity1442 per week [-5.0 h/week vs. -10.8 h/week (P = .03)]. Multivariate analyses showed that the training intervention, the age of @entity1 , and the number of working hours pre-diagnosis could explain the improvement in long-term participation at work. Time until (partial) return-to-work was 11.5 weeks for the intervention group versus 13.2 weeks for the control group (P = .40). On long-term follow-up, 78% of the @entity1 from the intervention group versus 66% from the control group had returned to work on the pre-diagnosis level of working hours (P = .18). CONCLUSION: Rehabilitation using high-intensity physical training is useful for working @entity1 to minimize the decreased ability to work resulting from @entity5 and its treatment.
