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Shared concern with current breast cancer rehabilitation services: a focus group study of survivors' and professionals' experiences and preferences for rehabilitation care delivery.
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- Psychosocial experiences of breast cancer survivors: a meta-review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Pooled it
- Experiences of rehabilitation one year after breast cancer diagnosis-A focus group study from the ReScreen randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2025Trial
- A Provincial Survey on the Perioperative Rehabilitation Needs and Experiences of Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Advancing breast cancer rehabilitation: a novel tool for assessing physical morbidity risk.The oncologist · 2025Article
- Exploring patients and caregivers needs and experiences in oncological physiotherapy: a call for collaborative care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Experiences of Patients with Breast Cancer Participating in a Prehabilitation Program: A Qualitative Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The prevalence and risk factors for physical impairments in Chinese post-cancer treated breast cancer survivors: a 4 years' cross-sectional study at a single center.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Improving the cancer adult patient support network (iCAN): a pilot study on a communication model and modified focus group.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesBreast cancer survivors experience a wide spectrum of physical sequelae from cancer treatment. National and international guidelines recommend that rehabilitation is offered from the point of diagnosis. However, there is a lack of data on the translation of these recommendations into clinical care. The objective of this study was to explore the experiences of breast cancer survivors, rehabilitation professionals and breast surgeons on current rehabilitation services including preferences for care delivery, specific ways to promote early detection and timely management of upper body issues and attitudes towards self-managed surveillance and rehabilitation.
designQualitative focus groups. Breast cancer survivors completed a questionnaire about rehabilitation services received and experience of upper body issues. These quantitative data were collected to provide context for the qualitative data and increase transferability. Transcripts were analysed using content analysis.
settingFive geographically distinct health authorities in British Columbia, Canada.
participantsEleven focus groups were conducted with 35 breast cancer survivors, 29 rehabilitation professionals and 5 breast surgeons.
resultsThree categories captured participants' concern and wish for improved care: (1)
conclusionsThe results revealed a gap between oncology guidelines and the current clinical reality. The rehabilitation services were reported in need of revamping to increase equity of care. Multiple upper body issues were reported by many breast cancer survivors.
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