Archer S, Phillips E, Montague J, Bali A, Sowter H
Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality, Imperial College London, Medical School Building, St Mary's Campus Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, United Kingdom.
Psychology, University of Derby Online Learning, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby DE22 1GB, United Kingdom.
Complement Ther Med. 2015 Feb;23(1):55-62. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2014.12.003. Epub 2014 Dec 25.
To explore patients' experiences of taking part in a yoga intervention while undergoing treatment for gynaecological cancer.
Sixteen women (age range 31-79 years; mean age 60) participated in focus groups based on a semi-structured question schedule. Resulting discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).
Royal Derby Hospital, UK.
Patients took part in a 10-week course of Hatha yoga, where they participated in a one hour long class per week.
Three themes emerged from the data: applying breathing techniques, engaging in the physicality of yoga and finding a community. The first theme was particularly important to the patients as they noted the breadth and applicability of the techniques in their day-to-day lives. The latter two themes reflect physical and social perspectives, which are established topics in the cancer and yoga literature and are contextualised here within the women's experiences of cancer treatment.
The women's perceptions of the programme were generally positive, providing a previously unseen view of the patient experience of participating in a yoga intervention. The difference between the women's prior expectations and lived experiences is discussed.
探讨妇科癌症患者在接受治疗期间参与瑜伽干预的体验。
16名女性（年龄范围31 - 79岁；平均年龄60岁）基于半结构化问题清单参加了焦点小组。讨论过程进行了录音，逐字转录，并采用解释现象学分析（IPA）进行分析。
英国皇家德比医院。
患者参加了为期10周的哈他瑜伽课程，每周参加一次时长为一小时的课程。
数据中出现了三个主题：应用呼吸技巧、参与瑜伽的身体练习以及找到一个团体。第一个主题对患者尤为重要，因为她们注意到这些技巧在日常生活中的广泛适用性。后两个主题反映了身体和社会层面，这是癌症与瑜伽文献中的既定主题，在此处则结合了女性癌症治疗的经历进行阐述。
女性对该项目的看法总体上是积极的，为参与瑜伽干预的患者体验提供了一个前所未有的视角。文中讨论了女性先前期望与实际体验之间的差异。
