Female partner experiences of prostate cancer patients' engagement with a community-based football intervention: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prostate cancer is often labelled a couple's disease wherein the partner plays an important role in the man's illness management and related health promotion activities. The aim of this study was to explore partner experiences of prostate cancer patients' engagement with a community-based football program.

Methods

Eight audio-visual recorded semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted with a total of 39 female partners of men with prostate cancer who participated in a community-based football program as part of the nationwide FC Prostate Community Trial (NCT02430792). Data was managed with the software program Nvivo 11 and analysed inductively to derive thematic findings.

Results

The four thematic findings were: 1) 'Hope of a new beginning' which

SUBMITTER: Midtgaard J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8281704 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature