TITLE:
The Relationship between Workplace Stressors and Job Strain with Psychological Distress among Employed Malaysian Breast Cancer Survivors
AUTHORS:
Heng Weay Yong, Hashim Zailina, Jamil O. Zubaidah, Moin Saidi
KEYWORDS:
Breast Cancer Survivors; Workplace Stressors; Job Strain; Psychological Distress
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Cancer Therapy,
Vol.3 No.5A,
October
31,
2012
ABSTRACT: Evidence showed occupational factors may contribute distress to breast cancer survivors, however, very few studies focused on the occupational factors and job strain among breast cancer survivors. This study examined the relationship between job strain and workplace stressors with psychological distress among employed breast cancer survivors after the completion of their medical treatment. Study subject were outpatients of 2 hospitals and members of 4 breast cancer support groups. They were requested to fill up the Job Content Questionnaires (JCQ), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Distress Thermometer (DT) were filled up by the selected respondents. On simple logistic regression, psychological job demand and job strain were significantly associated with anxiety, distress on HADS-T and DT at (p