Christensen Thomas, Cuthbert Colleen, Keats Melanie R
First author, Research Coordinator and Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Physical Activity and Cancer Lab, Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada,
co-author, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada,
Can Oncol Nurs J. 2025 May 1;35(3):446-462. doi: 10.5737/23688076353446. eCollection 2025.
PURPOSE: To explore the needs, preferences, and opinions of informal cancer caregivers regarding exercise programs. METHODS: Guided by an interpretative description approach, semi-structured interviews with eight informal cancer caregivers were conducted. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using an iterative approach. RESULTS: A throughline of missed opportunities to support informal cancer caregiver health with dyadic exercise programs under-pinned three themes in the data: (1) No Time for Exercise, (2) Lack of Oncology Care Team Support, and (3) Do It for Them. Each theme was characterized by opposing barriers and opportunities to participating in dyadic exercise programs. CONCLUSIONS: Informal cancer caregivers appear ready and willing to participate in dyadic exercise programs with their care recipient, yet opportunities and supports to do so are limited. Oncology nurses may play an important role in supporting their patients to be physically active through referrals to exercise programs led by qualified exercise professionals.
目的:探讨非正式癌症照护者对运动项目的需求、偏好和看法。 方法:采用解释性描述方法,对八名非正式癌症照护者进行了半结构化访谈。访谈内容逐字记录,并采用迭代方法进行分析。 结果:数据中的三个主题突出了通过二元运动项目支持非正式癌症照护者健康方面存在的机会缺失:(1)没时间锻炼,(2)缺乏肿瘤护理团队支持,(3)为他们而做。每个主题都有参与二元运动项目的相反障碍和机会。 结论:非正式癌症照护者似乎愿意并准备好与他们的护理对象一起参与二元运动项目,但这样做的机会和支持有限。肿瘤护士在通过转介到由合格运动专业人员主导的运动项目来支持患者进行身体活动方面可能发挥重要作用。
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