The Use and Perceived Usefulness of an Online Toolbox Targeted at Employers (MiLES Intervention) for Enhancing Successful Return to Work of Cancer Survivors.

The study included only 22 employers who completed the questionnaire and 20 who were interviewed, so it reflects a small group. Ten of the 41 employers who signed consent were excluded, and nine of the remaining 31 did not complete the questionnaire, so the final sample may not represent all employers. Non-profit and larger organizations were overrepresented, so perceptions may not apply to smaller or profit organizations. The authors did not measure characteristics or reasons for employers who dropped out before the questionnaire, so selection bias toward positive employers cannot be ruled out. The study measured self-reported use and perceived usefulness, not actual employer behaviour or return-to-work outcomes for cancer survivors.

Do not read the high usefulness ratings as evidence that the intervention improved employer behaviour or cancer survivors’ return to work. The study measured self-reported use and perceived usefulness only, and the authors state positive perspectives do not guarantee actual improved employer practices.