'You're kind of left to your own devices': a qualitative focus group study of patients with breast, prostate or blood cancer at a hospital in the South West of England, exploring their engagement with exercise and physical activity during cancer treatment and in the months following standard care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of patients with breast, prostate or blood cancer, regarding their (1) engagement with exercise and physical activity during treatment and in the months following standard care, and (2) the meanings attached to these lifestyle behaviours.

Design

A qualitative study using focus groups. The groups were audio recorded, transcribed and analysed using Framework analysis.

Setting

A hospital-based cancer treatment centre in the South-West of England.

Participants

Eighteen people who had either completed treatment or were currently on maintenance therapy for breast, prostate or blood cancer (non-Hodgkin lymphoma or Hodgkin lymphoma).

Results

Participants reported treatment limiting their ability to

SUBMITTER: Smith SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8961148 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature