TY - JOUR
T1 - Socioeconomic impact of Hodgkin lymphoma in adult patients
T2 - a systematic literature review
AU - Pálmarsdóttir, Rakel
AU - Kiesbye Øvlisen, Andreas
AU - Severinsen, Marianne Tang
AU - Glimelius, Ingrid
AU - Smedby, Karin E
AU - El-Galaly, Tarec
PY - 2019/11/10
Y1 - 2019/11/10
N2 - Hodgkin lymphoma is a highly curable disease with a peak incidence in young adulthood at times where education, family, and social relations are established. We performed a systematic literature review to assess the impact of Hodgkin lymphoma on the socioeconomic status of adolescent and adult survivors (including educational achievements, occupational aspects, marriage, and parenthood). In total, 39 articles were included. Overall, 26-36% of survivors perceived Hodgkin lymphoma as negatively affecting their socioeconomic status. Studies consistently found educational achievements in line with general population. Employment rates for survivors were comparable to the general population, but lower than before Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis, with a post-diagnosis increase in disability pension and early retirement. Employed survivors encountered problems related to physical restrictions and recruitment. Marriage and parenthood were not substantially affected. In conclusion, current studies suggest acceptable socioeconomic outcomes following a Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis but the use of standardized reporting methods hampers comparability across studies.
AB - Hodgkin lymphoma is a highly curable disease with a peak incidence in young adulthood at times where education, family, and social relations are established. We performed a systematic literature review to assess the impact of Hodgkin lymphoma on the socioeconomic status of adolescent and adult survivors (including educational achievements, occupational aspects, marriage, and parenthood). In total, 39 articles were included. Overall, 26-36% of survivors perceived Hodgkin lymphoma as negatively affecting their socioeconomic status. Studies consistently found educational achievements in line with general population. Employment rates for survivors were comparable to the general population, but lower than before Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis, with a post-diagnosis increase in disability pension and early retirement. Employed survivors encountered problems related to physical restrictions and recruitment. Marriage and parenthood were not substantially affected. In conclusion, current studies suggest acceptable socioeconomic outcomes following a Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis but the use of standardized reporting methods hampers comparability across studies.
KW - Hodgkin lymphoma
KW - fertility
KW - late complications
KW - socioeconomic impact
KW - survivorship
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076777047&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10428194.2019.1613538
DO - 10.1080/10428194.2019.1613538
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31167589
SN - 1042-8194
VL - 60
SP - 3116
EP - 3131
JO - Leukemia and Lymphoma
JF - Leukemia and Lymphoma
IS - 13
ER -