TY  - JOUR
AU  - Granger, CL
AU  - Parry, SM
AU  - Edbrooke, L
AU  - Abo, S
AU  - Leggett, N
AU  - Dwyer, M
AU  - Denehy, L
Y2  - 2021/09/27
Y1  - 2019/01/01
SN  - 0961-5423
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/11343/284569
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To explore patient experiences of, and preferences for, physical activity after a lung cancer diagnosis. METHODS: This was a qualitative study involving seven patients who had been treated for lung cancer within the previous 2 years. Participants attended a focus group interview. Conventional content analysis methodology was used to analyse the text by two independent researchers. RESULTS: Eight major themes emerged from the data. These were as follows: the influence of past lifestyle and chronic disease; the perceived benefits of physical activity; using physical activity to facilitate return to activities of daily living; the impact of symptoms, capacity and motivation; family and peer support; access to services; health professionals; and enjoyment of different types of physical activity. Patients suggested several factors that could improve their healthcare experience. These include access to exercise professionals particularly after cancer treatment; access to information about physical activity in different formats; supervision from health professionals and peer support; and use of behaviour change strategies to achieve sustainable increases in physical activity. CONCLUSION: Our results should be considered in the improvement of lung cancer care pathways as we strive to implement physical activity services into routine clinical care.
LA  - English
PB  - WILEY
T1  - Improving the delivery of physical activity services in lung cancer: A qualitative representation of the patient's perspective
DO  - 10.1111/ecc.12946
IS  - European Journal of Cancer Care
VL  - 28
IS  - 1
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