Perspectives of Participation in Daily Life From Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterize how survivors of cancer define participation.

Design

Cross-sectional qualitative study.

Setting

Participants were enrolled from a large academic medical center in the Midwestern United States. Interviews were conducted over Zoom or phone.

Participants

Survivors of cancer (N=40) with brain, breast, colorectal, or lung cancer (n=10 per group). Participants were purposively sampled to maximize variation in the study sample. Participant ages ranged from 26-83 years, with a mean age of 55 years. Seventy percent of participants were receiving active cancer treatment at the time of the interview.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Participant perspectives gathered from 1-on-1 semistructured interviews. Qualitati

SUBMITTER: L'Hotta AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9482024 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature