Social inequalities in return to work and social mobility after a cancer diagno-sis among patients in Central Germany

Social inequalities in return to work and social mobility after a cancer diagno-sis among patients in Central Germany - MOBIL-MD

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032076

Enrollment

900

Registered

2024-07-11

Start date

2023-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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Conditions

C00-C97

Interventions

Group 1: Cancer patients between 18-60 years One-off survey using a standardized questionnaire for all participants One-off survey using a semi-structured interview with some participants (N=20-30)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosed with cancer between 2017 and 2021

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Insufficient command of German 2. Profound cognitive impairments 3. No informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Return to work (collected in the standardized questionnaire via "Are you currently employed: yes/no") 2. Social Mobility (collected in a standardized questionnaire using self-developed questions on occupational biography: "Did you have to change your job due to cancer?", "Did you have to change your area of responsibility due to cancer?", "Did you have to reduce your working hours due to cancer?", "Have you suffered financial losses due to cancer?")	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Return to work (collected in the standardized questionnaire via "Are you currently employed: yes/no") 2. Social Mobility (collected in a standardized questionnaire using self-developed questions on occupational biography: "Did you have to change your job due to cancer?", "Did you have to change your area of responsibility due to cancer?", "Did you have to reduce your working hours due to cancer?", "Have you suffered financial losses due to cancer?")

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Use of psychosocial and health care services 2. Early retirement and disability pension 3. Personal and disease related factors of occupational reintegration (self-efficacy, social support, health literacy, control beliefs, psychosocial factors at the workplace, fatigue, mental health)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Heckel

Institut für Medizinische Soziologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

christian.heckel@medizin.uni-halle.de+49 345 557 1277

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 27, 2026