Return to work (RTW) is a major goal to promote cancer survivors' social participation. OBJECTIVE: This study describes the multidisciplinary social-healthcare pathway called UNAMANO, conceived to support RTW in this population. METHODS: UNAMANO was developed by the Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, in partnership with the local branch of the Italian Medical Association, nonprofit associations, vocational training institutions, social cooperatives, a labour union, and a chartered accounting firm. RESULTS: UNAMANO is directed towards employed individuals diagnosed with cancer living in the province of RE. It was developed through four actions: A) training healthcare professionals on work-related occupational rehabilitation; B) dissemination among community and stakeholders; C) recruitment and training of volunteers; D) cancer survivor engagement and provision of a personalized comprehensive intervention. This consists in providing information and either occupational therapy to overcome barriers and facilitate RTW or social support through re-training and tailored job search strategies based on individual risk of job loss. CONCLUSIONS: UNAMANO is the first Italian multidisciplinary social-healthcare pathway supporting RTW of cancer survivors. Addressing a wide area of cancer survivors' needs, it provides personalized intervention to resolve work-related issues. We propose this patient-centred RTW model to promote an easier transition from hospital to community.

A social-healthcare pathway to facilitate return to work of cancer survivors in Italy: The UNAMANO project / Paltrinieri, S.; Ricchi, E.; Mazzini, E.; Cervi, E.; Sandri, E.; Fugazzaro, S.; Costi, S.. - In: WORK. - ISSN 1051-9815. - 70:4(2021), pp. 1243-1253. [10.3233/WOR-205249]

A social-healthcare pathway to facilitate return to work of cancer survivors in Italy: The UNAMANO project

Mazzini E.;Costi S.
2021

Abstract

Return to work (RTW) is a major goal to promote cancer survivors' social participation. OBJECTIVE: This study describes the multidisciplinary social-healthcare pathway called UNAMANO, conceived to support RTW in this population. METHODS: UNAMANO was developed by the Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, in partnership with the local branch of the Italian Medical Association, nonprofit associations, vocational training institutions, social cooperatives, a labour union, and a chartered accounting firm. RESULTS: UNAMANO is directed towards employed individuals diagnosed with cancer living in the province of RE. It was developed through four actions: A) training healthcare professionals on work-related occupational rehabilitation; B) dissemination among community and stakeholders; C) recruitment and training of volunteers; D) cancer survivor engagement and provision of a personalized comprehensive intervention. This consists in providing information and either occupational therapy to overcome barriers and facilitate RTW or social support through re-training and tailored job search strategies based on individual risk of job loss. CONCLUSIONS: UNAMANO is the first Italian multidisciplinary social-healthcare pathway supporting RTW of cancer survivors. Addressing a wide area of cancer survivors' needs, it provides personalized intervention to resolve work-related issues. We propose this patient-centred RTW model to promote an easier transition from hospital to community.
2021
70
4
1243
1253
A social-healthcare pathway to facilitate return to work of cancer survivors in Italy: The UNAMANO project / Paltrinieri, S.; Ricchi, E.; Mazzini, E.; Cervi, E.; Sandri, E.; Fugazzaro, S.; Costi, S.. - In: WORK. - ISSN 1051-9815. - 70:4(2021), pp. 1243-1253. [10.3233/WOR-205249]
Paltrinieri, S.; Ricchi, E.; Mazzini, E.; Cervi, E.; Sandri, E.; Fugazzaro, S.; Costi, S.
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