'Making a connection': a qualitative study of experiences from a cancer telerehabilitation program.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Specialised group-based exercise rehabilitation is beneficial for cancer survivors but access to these services is limited. Telerehabilitation provides an opportunity to expand reach, but we do not know about the experiences of those who participate in this way. This study explored participant experiences of an exercise-based telerehabilitation program for people with cancer.

Method

A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was completed. Twenty-two cancer survivors were purposively sampled from the experimental group of a randomised controlled trial evaluating exercise-based cancer telerehabilitation delivered in groups using synchronous videoconferencing. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were coded independently by two review

SUBMITTER: Dennett AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377521 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature