Department of Kinesiology, University of the Fraser Valley, 45190 Caen Avenue, Chilliwack, BC, V2R 0N3, Canada.
Department of Science, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Canada.
J Cancer Educ. 2021 Aug;36(4):755-762. doi: 10.1007/s13187-020-01700-w.
Knights Cabin Cancer retreats may represent an ideal opportunity and environment to fill the gap in health education and behavioral change. It is unknown, however, whether the program improves quality of life, physical activity, and psychosocial health. Cancer survivors who enrolled in a retreat completed online questionnaires prior to and 3 months post to assess health-related quality of life, physical activity, and psychosocial variables; perceived stress, depression, and self-esteem. Paired t tests were utilized to compare changes pre and 3 months post the retreat. The majority of the 51 cancer survivors were female with a mean age of 53. The mental component summary of health-related quality of life (p < 0.016) and physical activity score (p = 0.048) was significantly improved at follow-up, while the physical component summary of health-related quality of life was not (p = 0.139). In addition, participants showed an improvement in psychosocial variables of self-esteem (p = 0.016) and depression (p = 0.016) after 3 months but did not show a significant improvement in perceived stress (p = 0.054). Improvements were seen following a Knights Cabin Cancer retreat in mental health-related quality of life and physical activity as well as some psychosocial variables. Further research is needed to evaluate the individual program components and the sustainability of the program in the community.
骑士小屋癌症疗养 retreats 可能代表了一个理想的机会和环境，可以填补健康教育和行为改变方面的空白。然而，目前尚不清楚该计划是否能提高生活质量、身体活动水平和心理社会健康。参加 retreat 的癌症幸存者在 retreat 前后三个月通过在线问卷评估与健康相关的生活质量、身体活动和心理社会变量；以及感知压力、抑郁和自尊。采用配对 t 检验比较 retreat 前后的变化。在 51 名癌症幸存者中，大多数是女性，平均年龄为 53 岁。健康相关生活质量的心理成分综合评分（p<0.016）和身体活动评分（p=0.048）在随访时显著改善，而健康相关生活质量的身体成分综合评分没有改善（p=0.139）。此外，参与者在自尊（p=0.016）和抑郁（p=0.016）的心理社会变量方面显示出 3 个月后的改善，但在感知压力方面没有显著改善（p=0.054）。骑士小屋癌症 retreat 后，心理健康相关的生活质量和身体活动以及一些心理社会变量有所改善。需要进一步研究以评估 individual 计划组件和该计划在社区中的可持续性。
