Parry Diana C
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Qual Health Res. 2008 Feb;18(2):222-33. doi: 10.1177/1049732307312304.
Survivorship is one of the least studied and thus least understood aspects of a breast cancer experience. Defined as a life-long, dynamic process, survivorship begins when people have completed medical treatment for breast cancer, yet live with the memories of their treatment and the possibility of a cancer reoccurrence. The numbers of women surviving breast cancer are growing, which means research on survivorship is imperative. In this article, I examine dragon boat racing (DBR) for breast cancer survivors. DBR has been adapted to a woman-centered, community-based leisure pursuit focused on life after medical treatment for breast cancer. Active interviews with 11 participants revealed that DBR contributes to women's social, emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental health. In turn, feeling healthy in these five dimensions enhanced the women's survivorship of breast cancer. The findings demonstrate the roles of leisure in the health and well-being of women who are breast cancer survivors.
乳腺癌幸存者的生活是乳腺癌经历中研究最少、因而了解最少的方面之一。乳腺癌幸存者的生活被定义为一个终身的、动态的过程，始于人们完成乳腺癌的医学治疗，但仍带着治疗的记忆以及癌症复发的可能性生活。乳腺癌幸存者的数量在不断增加，这意味着对幸存者生活的研究势在必行。在本文中，我研究了乳腺癌幸存者参与龙舟竞渡的情况。龙舟竞渡已演变成一种以女性为中心、基于社区的休闲活动，专注于乳腺癌治疗后的生活。对11名参与者的主动访谈显示，龙舟竞渡有助于女性的社交、情感、身体、精神和心理健康。反过来，在这五个方面感到健康增强了这些女性战胜乳腺癌的能力。研究结果表明了休闲在乳腺癌幸存女性的健康和幸福中所起的作用。
