Patel Asmita, Schofield Grant M, Keogh Justin W L
South Pacific College of Natural Medicine, Auckland, New Zealand (AP); Human Potential Centre, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand (GMS); and Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD, Australia (JWLK).
Am J Lifestyle Med. 2022 Aug 27;19(1):138-146. doi: 10.1177/15598276221123003. eCollection 2025 Jan.
Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for both the physical and psychological health of prostate cancer (PCa) survivors. This study identified and examined motives for PA in a cross-section of PCa survivors, including both men in remission and those receiving treatment in the form of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Sixteen PCa survivors from Auckland, New Zealand were individually interviewed. Data were analyzed using an inductive thematic approach. Both groups of men were motivated to engage in PA post-diagnosis to obtain and experience the physical, mental, and cognitive health-related benefits associated with regular PA engagement. Past history of PA was also identified as a motive for current PA for men in remission. These findings provide important insight into how PCa survivors perceive the benefits of PA as a part of their cancer survivorship. Healthcare practitioners, exercise physiologists, and cancer support organizations can use this information to further improve PCa survivors' quality of life and overall cancer survivorship by better promoting PA to these individuals.
体育活动（PA）对前列腺癌（PCa）幸存者的身心健康均有益处。本研究确定并调查了PCa幸存者群体中进行体育活动的动机，其中包括病情缓解的男性以及接受雄激素剥夺疗法（ADT）治疗的男性。对来自新西兰奥克兰的16名PCa幸存者进行了个体访谈。采用归纳主题分析法对数据进行分析。两组男性在确诊后都有动力参与体育活动，以获得并体验与定期参与体育活动相关的身体、心理和认知健康益处。体育活动的既往史也被确定为病情缓解男性当前参与体育活动的一个动机。这些发现为PCa幸存者如何将体育活动视为其癌症康复的一部分并从中受益提供了重要见解。医疗从业者、运动生理学家和癌症支持组织可以利用这些信息，通过更好地向这些个体推广体育活动，进一步提高PCa幸存者的生活质量和整体癌症康复水平。
