Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2019
Published Online: August 01, 2019
Updated: April 30, 2020
Working Together: Interdisciplinary Interventions to Manage Fatigue Symptoms of Cancer Survivors Returning to Work
Naomi Dolgoy, MOT, OTR, CLT; Margaret McNeely, PhD, PT
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • University of Alberta; Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
  • University of Alberta; Alberta Cancer Care, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Article Information
Complementary/Alternative Approaches / Prevention and Intervention
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2019
Working Together: Interdisciplinary Interventions to Manage Fatigue Symptoms of Cancer Survivors Returning to Work
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311515308. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO4052
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311515308. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO4052
Abstract

Date Presented 04/05/19

CRF is the most commonly reported ongoing negative symptom impacting cancer survivors. Cancer survivors experience difficulty managing work after cancer, citing CRF as a major barrier to workability. Currently, functional interventions are highly limited. This poster will introduce results from a research pilot, combining physical exercise with functional activities for cancer survivors experiencing CRF and progressing to their previous vocational roles

Primary Author and Speaker: Naomi Dolgoy

Contributing Authors: Margaret McNeely