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TY - JOUR
T1 - A grounded theory approach to physical activity and advanced cancer
T2 - a qualitative study protocol
AU - Lowe, Sonya S.
AU - Milligan, Christine
AU - Watanabe, Sharon M.
AU - Brearley, Sarah Grace
N1 - Creative Commons CC-BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
PY - 2015/12/8
Y1 - 2015/12/8
N2 - Background: Physical activity has demonstrated benefits in cancer-related fatigue and physical functioning in early-stage cancer patients; however, the role of physical activity at the end stage of cancer has not been established. To challenge positivist–empiricist assumptions, I am seeking to develop a new theoretical framework that is grounded in the advanced cancer patient’sexperience of activity. Aim: To gain an in-depth understanding of the experience of activity and quality of life in advanced cancer patients. Objectives: (1) To explore the meaning of activity for advanced cancer patients in the context of their day-to-day life, (2) to elicit advanced cancer patients’ perceptions of activity with respect to their quality of life, and (3) to elicit advanced cancerpatients’ views of barriers and facilitators to activity in the context of their day-to-day life. Study Design: A two-phase, crosssectional, qualitative study will be conducted through the postpositivist lens of subtle realism and informed by the principles of grounded theory methods. Study Methods: Advanced cancer patients will be recruited through the outpatient department of a tertiary cancer center. For Phase 1, participants will wear an activPAL™ activity monitor and fill out a daily record sheet for 7-day duration. For Phase 2, the activity monitor output and daily record sheets will be used as qualitative probes for face-to-face,semistructured interviews. Concurrent coding, constant comparative analysis, and theoretical sampling will continue with the aim of achieving as close as possible to theoretical saturation. Ethics and Discussion: Ethical and scientific approval will be obtained by all local institutional review boards prior to study commencement. The findings will generate new mid-level theory about theexperience of activity and quality of life in advanced cancer patients and aid in the development of a new theoretical framework for designing interventions for this population.
AB - Background: Physical activity has demonstrated benefits in cancer-related fatigue and physical functioning in early-stage cancer patients; however, the role of physical activity at the end stage of cancer has not been established. To challenge positivist–empiricist assumptions, I am seeking to develop a new theoretical framework that is grounded in the advanced cancer patient’sexperience of activity. Aim: To gain an in-depth understanding of the experience of activity and quality of life in advanced cancer patients. Objectives: (1) To explore the meaning of activity for advanced cancer patients in the context of their day-to-day life, (2) to elicit advanced cancer patients’ perceptions of activity with respect to their quality of life, and (3) to elicit advanced cancerpatients’ views of barriers and facilitators to activity in the context of their day-to-day life. Study Design: A two-phase, crosssectional, qualitative study will be conducted through the postpositivist lens of subtle realism and informed by the principles of grounded theory methods. Study Methods: Advanced cancer patients will be recruited through the outpatient department of a tertiary cancer center. For Phase 1, participants will wear an activPAL™ activity monitor and fill out a daily record sheet for 7-day duration. For Phase 2, the activity monitor output and daily record sheets will be used as qualitative probes for face-to-face,semistructured interviews. Concurrent coding, constant comparative analysis, and theoretical sampling will continue with the aim of achieving as close as possible to theoretical saturation. Ethics and Discussion: Ethical and scientific approval will be obtained by all local institutional review boards prior to study commencement. The findings will generate new mid-level theory about theexperience of activity and quality of life in advanced cancer patients and aid in the development of a new theoretical framework for designing interventions for this population.
KW - grounded theory
KW - physical activity
KW - palliative care
KW - cacer
KW - quality of life
U2 - 10.1177/1609406915617161
DO - 10.1177/1609406915617161
M3 - Journal article
VL - 14
JO - International Journal of Qualitative Methods
JF - International Journal of Qualitative Methods
SN - 1609-4069
IS - 5
M1 - 1609406915617161
ER -