Experiences of an exercise program: Perspectives from breast cancer survivors

Yvonne Anisimowicz, Lauren Rudy, Ryan Hamilton, Courtni Ruth Anne Soucy, Danielle R. Bouchard, Erin McGowan, Travis Saunders, Melanie Keats, Scott Grandy

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Résumé

Few studies have examined how breast cancer survivors experience an individually tailored group exercise program designed to help mitigate physical and psychosocial challenges and improve health outcomes. This research used qualitative interviews to provide insight into what motivates breast cancer survivors to join an exercise program, what they hope to gain from exercise programs, the barriers they experience to participation, and their overall satisfaction with the program. Thirty-three breast cancer survivors from Atlantic Canada completed semi-structured, qualitative interviews following the completion of a twelve-week supervised exercise program, and thematic analysis was applied to transcripts of the interviews. Our findings suggest of the participants generally enrolled in the program, in hopes of increasing energy levels and muscular strength, most reported increases in both outcomes by the end of the program, and obstacles to participation included fatigue, poor physical health, and access challenges.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)2479-2501
Nombre de pages23
JournalQualitative Report
Volume26
Numéro de publication8
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - 2021

Note bibliographique

Funding Information:
Funding: This work was supported by Ultramar in partnership with the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation under the Health Research Value Demonstration Initiative Grant (2018-HRSI1401).

Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021: Yvonne Anisimowicz, Lauren Rudy, Ryan Hamilton, Courtni Ruth-Anne Soucy, Danielle Bouchard, Erin McGowan, Travis Saunders, Melanie Keats, Scott Grandy, and Nova Southeastern University.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Social Psychology
  • Cultural Studies
  • Education

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Anisimowicz, Y., Rudy, L., Hamilton, R., Soucy, C. R. A., Bouchard, D. R., McGowan, E., Saunders, T., Keats, M., & Grandy, S. (2021). Experiences of an exercise program: Perspectives from breast cancer survivors. Qualitative Report, 26(8), 2479-2501. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2021.4824