A rural-urban comparison of self-management in people living with cancer following primary treatment: A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate and compare self-management in people living with cancer following treatment, from rural and urban areas in the United Kingdom where there is a significant evidence gap.

Methods

A cross-sectional explanatory sequential mixed methods design. This involved a self-completion questionnaire that collected data on demographics, self-management using the PAM-13 and rural-urban residence and 34 in-depth interviews that aimed to explore and compare the barriers and facilitators to self-management in rural and urban settings.

Results

227 participants completed the questionnaire: mean age 66.86 (±11.22). Fifty-two percent (n = 119) were female and 48% (n = 108) were male. Fifty-three percent (n = 120) resided in urban areas and 45 % (n = 103) in rural ar

SUBMITTER: Nelson D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9804546 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature