Facilitating Factors and Barriers in the Return to Work of Working Women Survivors of Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study.

Several studies have identified the main barriers and facilitators that breast cancer survivors experience in the return to work (RTW). The authors conducted a qualitative study using focus group discussions with a group of female non-metastatic breast cancer survivors (n = 6), a group of health professionals from different medical specialties (n = 8), and a third group of company managers mainly composed of human resources managers (n = 7). The study was carried out between March and December 2021 in Zaragoza (Spain). Transcripts were analyzed using inductive content analysis to identify work-related barriers and facilitators and coded by the research team. Barriers identified included physical and cognitive symptoms, psychosocial problems, lack of knowledge and coordination (health professional, patients, and managers), legal vacuum, physical change, time constraints, work characteristics (lower skilled jobs), unsupportive supervisors and coworkers, family problems and self-demand. Facilitators included family and work support, physical activity and rehabilitation, personalized attention, interdisciplinary collaboration, legal advice for workers, knowledge about breast cancer in companies, positive aspects of work, elaboration of protocols for RTW in women with breast cancer. RTW in working women with breast cancer requires a personalized and holistic view that includes the perspectives of patients, healthcare professionals and company managers.

Versiones cortas del NEO-PI-R: el NEO-FFI frente al NEO-FFI-R / Shortened versions of the NEO-PI-R: the NEO-FFI versus the NEO-FFI-R

El NEO-PI-R ha llegado a ser en los últimos años uno de los cuestionarios de personalidad más usados dentro del modelo de los “Cinco grandes”, tanto en investigación como en psicología aplicada. Este instrumento dispone de una versión corta sin facetas, el NEO-FFI, y una versión revisada más reciente denominada NEO-FFI-R útil para aplicaciones en las que únicamente se desee evaluar las cinco dimensiones, sin las facetas. Este estudio proporciona datos psicométricos sobre la validez y fiabilidad de las dos versiones cortas en voluntarios de población general y universitaria española. La distribución de frecuencias de las puntuaciones en las dos escalas son estadísticamente normales, con valores de asimetría y curtosis dentro del rango + 1. Las medias, desviaciones típicas y consistencia interna son también muy parecidas a las originales. La estructura de cinco factores de ambas versiones cortas son equivalentes a las obtenidas en los estudios americanos, tal y como indican los elevados coeficientes de congruencia factorial. Estos resultados son parecidos a los estudios originales, equiparando sus propiedades psicométricas de validez y fiabilidad. Adicionalmente se proporcionan baremos de utilidad para el psicólogo aplicado (AU)

The NEO-PI-R is one of the most frequently used questionnaires of personality following the Five Factor Personality model in both, research and applied psychology. This instrument has a shorter version without facets of the NEO-FFI, as well as a recently revised version called NEO-FFI-R which is useful for applications where only the five dimensions are to be evaluated. This study provides psychometric data about the validity and reliability of the two short versions with a general population's and Spanish university undergraduate student samples. The scores frequency distribution in both scales meet normality assumptions with Skewness and Kurtosis values in the +1 range. Means, standard deviations and internal consistencies are also very similar to original data. The five factor structure in both short versions is equivalent to that obtained in the corresponding American studies, as shown by factorial congruence coefficients. These results are equivalent to the original studies, supporting its structural validity and reliability. Norms are provided to be used for the applied psychologist