Mackenzie Michael J, Wurz Amanda J, Yamauchi Yayoi, Pires Lanie Ann, Culos-Reed S Nicole
Department of Behavioral Health & Nutrition, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA; Department of Human Development & Family Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2016;2016:1832515. doi: 10.1155/2016/1832515. Epub 2016 Nov 16.
. A qualitative research methods approach was used to explore the experiences of participants in an ongoing community-based yoga program developed for cancer survivors and their support persons. . 25 participants took part in a series of semistructured focus groups following a seven-week yoga program and at three- and six-month follow-ups. Focus groups were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using a process of inductive thematic analysis. . The group was comprised of 20 cancer survivors, who were diagnosed on average 25.40 (20.85) months earlier, and five support persons. Participants had completed the yoga program an average of 3.35 (3.66) times previously and attended approximately 1.64 (0.70) of three possible focus groups. Four key themes were identified: (1) safety and shared understanding; (2) cancer-specific yoga instruction; (3) benefits of yoga participation; (4) mechanisms of yoga practice. . Qualitative research provides unique and in-depth insight into the yoga experience. Specifically, cancer survivors and support persons participating in a community-based yoga program discussed their experiences of change over time and were acutely aware of the beneficial effects of yoga on their physical, psychological, and social well-being. Further, participants were able to articulate the mechanisms they perceived as underpinning the relationship between yoga and improved well-being as they developed their yoga practice.
采用定性研究方法，探索参与一项为癌症幸存者及其支持人员开展的、正在进行的社区瑜伽项目的参与者的经历。25名参与者在参加为期七周的瑜伽项目后，以及在三个月和六个月的随访时，参加了一系列半结构化焦点小组。焦点小组的内容逐字记录，并采用归纳主题分析方法进行分析。该小组由20名癌症幸存者（平均在25.40[20.85]个月前被诊断）和5名支持人员组成。参与者此前平均完成瑜伽项目3.35（3.66）次，参加了约1.64（0.70）次可能的焦点小组。确定了四个关键主题：（1）安全与共同理解；（2）针对癌症的瑜伽指导；（3）参与瑜伽的益处；（4）瑜伽练习的机制。定性研究为瑜伽体验提供了独特而深入的见解。具体而言，参与社区瑜伽项目的癌症幸存者和支持人员讨论了他们随时间的变化经历，并敏锐地意识到瑜伽对其身体、心理和社会福祉的有益影响。此外，随着瑜伽练习的发展，参与者能够阐明他们认为是瑜伽与改善福祉之间关系基础的机制。
