Barriers and facilitators to healthy lifestyle and acceptability of a dietary and physical activity intervention among African Caribbean prostate cancer survivors in the UK: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Diet and lifestyle may have a role in delaying prostate cancer progression, but little is known about the health behaviours of Black British prostate cancer survivors despite this group having a higher prostate cancer mortality rate than their White counterparts. We explored the barriers and facilitators to dietary and lifestyle changes and the acceptability of a diet and physical activity intervention in African Caribbean prostate cancer survivors.

Design

We conducted semistructured in-depth interviews and used thematic analysis to code and group the data.

Participants and setting

We recruited 14 African Caribbean prostate cancer survivors via letter or at oncology follow-up appointments using purposive and convenience sampling.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Er V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5652511 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature