Exercise in allogeneic bone marrow transplantation: a qualitative representation of the patient perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Exercise is emerging as a vital aspect of care to alleviate the physical and psychosocial symptom burden associated with allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Understanding the patient perspective regarding exercise is important to move towards implementation. This study aimed to characterise experiences and views regarding participation in an exercise program in adults receiving treatment for haematological disease with allogeneic BMT.

Methods

Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 participants from either an early- or late-commencing supervised group-based exercise program. Using an inductive, conventional approach to qualitative content analysis data were independently analysed by two researchers.

Results

Six major themes and 3

SUBMITTER: Abo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9046308 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature