Takagai Junko, Matsuda Yoshimi
Graduate School of Health Sciences, Akita University, Japan.
Public Interest Foundation of YAMAGATA Health Promotion Organization, Japan.
J Rural Med. 2025 Apr;20(2):112-118. doi: 10.2185/jrm.2024-035. Epub 2025 Apr 1.
There exist many reports regarding employed cancer survivors continuing to work; however, studies regarding self-employed cancer survivors-especially farmers-are scarce. This study aims to determine how cancer survivors in agriculture cope with professional requirements and the concomitant challenges.
We conducted a descriptive qualitative study with eight cancer survivors, who were self-employed farmers, using semi-structured interviews. We followed Braun and Clarke's method for thematic analysis.
Three themes emerged related to work continuity for cancer survivors in farming. Underlying the continuity of work for cancer survivors in farming was the idea of farming as a career. The support of family and friends enabled them to continue farming, even during periods of diminished physical ability. Their way of working was self-determined.
Cancer survivors in farming found the cooperation of family members and friends important for continuing farming and identified the need for supportive policies and interventions tailored to their needs. Such policies and support would help cancer survivors in farming continue their work and improve their quality of life.
有许多关于受雇癌症幸存者继续工作的报道;然而,关于个体经营癌症幸存者——尤其是农民——的研究却很稀少。本研究旨在确定从事农业的癌症幸存者如何应对职业要求以及随之而来的挑战。
我们对八名个体经营农民癌症幸存者进行了描述性定性研究,采用半结构化访谈。我们遵循布劳恩和克拉克的主题分析方法。
出现了与从事农业的癌症幸存者工作连续性相关的三个主题。从事农业的癌症幸存者工作连续性的基础是将务农视为一种职业的观念。家人和朋友的支持使他们能够继续务农,即使在身体能力下降期间也是如此。他们的工作方式是自主决定的。
从事农业的癌症幸存者发现家庭成员和朋友的合作对继续务农很重要,并确定需要针对他们需求的支持性政策和干预措施。此类政策和支持将有助于从事农业的癌症幸存者继续工作并提高他们的生活质量。