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dc.contributor.authorCormie, Prue
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Brooke
dc.contributor.authorKaczmarek, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorDrake, Deirdre
dc.contributor.authorChambers, Suzanne K
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-09T04:14:32Z
dc.date.available2018-05-09T04:14:32Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn0190-535X
dc.identifier.doi10.1188/15.ONF.24-32
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/139325
dc.description.abstractPurpose/Objectives: To provide an in-depth description of the experience of supervised exercise programs among men with prostate cancer and to identify elements critical to optimizing engagement and ongoing exercise participation. Design: Descriptive, qualitative. Setting: A tertiary exercise oncology center in Perth, Australia. Sample: 12 men with prostate cancer participating in a structured, clinic-based group exercise program supervised by accredited exercise physiologists. Methodologic Approach: Participants completed a demographic and health history questionnaire and a semistructured interview. Thematic content analysis was performed. Findings: Participants described physiological and psychological health benefits, which reduced treatment-related side effects and positively affected self-efficacy, and identified exercise physiologists as providing information about the importance of exercise, as well as practical, emotional, and social support. Peer support encouraged discussion of shared experiences and a sense of social connection. Conclusions: Results from the current study expand on existing quantitative data to provide evidence of psychosocial benefits among men with prostate cancer involved with supervised exercise programs. The data provide insight into the components of exercise programs that can form a framework for the development of effective supportive care programs. Interpretation: Involvement in a structured, clinic-based group exercise program provides men with prostate cancer with considerable benefits. Supervision by qualified exercise physiologists and incorporation of a group approach are critical components of maximizing those benefits.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherOncology Nursing Society
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom24
dc.relation.ispartofpageto32
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalOncology Nursing Forum
dc.relation.ispartofvolume42
dc.subject.fieldofresearchExercise physiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420702
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.titleA Qualitative Exploration of the Experience of Men With Prostate Cancer Involved in Supervised Exercise Programs
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.griffith.authorChambers, Suzanne K.


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