A Qualitative Study Exploring the Rehabilitation Experience of Individuals with a Previous Diagnosis of Cancer and/or Sepsis, Their Caregivers, and Health Providers
department or school: Medicine, Faculty of
department or school: Non UBC
department or school: Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Department of
department or school: Physical Therapy, Department of
data provider: DSpace
identifier citation: Healthcare 13 (7): 822 (2025)
creator: Smith-Turchyn, Jenna
creator: Farley, Christopher
creator: Newman, Anastasia N. L.
creator: Pannu, Jayden
creator: Rochwerg, Bram
creator: Mukherjee, Som D.
creator: Beauchamp, Marla
creator: Li, Linda C.
creator: Mian, Hira
creator: Kho, Michelle E.
issued: 2025-05-09T17:42:25Z
issued: 2025-04-04
description: Background/Objectives: Survivors of cancer have more than double the risk of developing sepsis compared to those with no history of cancer. Those who develop sepsis have lasting side effects reducing their physical function and quality of life. Rehabilitationrelated needs and barriers are unknown for individuals with cancer who have had sepsis. The aim of this study was to examine the rehabilitation-related experiences of patients with cancer and/or sepsis, their caregivers, and the healthcare team and the educational needs regarding the rehabilitation of patients with sepsis. Methods: We performed a qualitative descriptive study using interviews and focus groups for data generation. We included adults living in Canada who were English-speaking, currently or formerly diagnosed with cancer and/or sepsis, or a caregiver of someone with a current or past diagnosis of cancer and/or sepsis, or a healthcare professional working with this population. Two reviewers used NVivo software for data management and conducted a qualitative data analysis. Results: We included 30 study participants (nine patients, nine caregivers, 12 healthcare professionals; 15 for one-on-one interviews; 15 in the focus groups). We identified three overarching themes relating to rehabilitation: (1) the rehabilitation experience did not meet the patient’s care expectations; (2) barriers to rehabilitation exist on multiple levels; (3) there are important gaps in education on how to improve physical and psychosocial outcomes. We identified two themes related to educational resources: (1) the educational content provided must be specific and meaningful; (2) multi-modal resources are needed to suit diverse partner needs. Conclusions: We identified rehabilitation barriers related to healthcare settings, the pandemic, and workplace culture for those with cancer and sepsis. This study highlights the need to create diverse educational resources on rehabilitation for those with sepsis to improve outcomes and …
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note: Academic Editor: Vasiliki EfstathiouReceived: 25 February 2025Revised: 28 March 2025Accepted: 2 April 2025Published: 4 April 2025Citation: Smith-Turchyn, J.;Farley, C.; Newman, A.N.L.; Pannu, J.;Rochwerg, B.; Mukherjee, S.D.;Beauchamp, M.; Li, L.C.; Mian, H.;Kho, M.E. A Qualitative StudyExploring the RehabilitationExperience of Individuals with aPrevious Diagnosis of Cancer and/orSepsis, Their Caregivers, and HealthProviders. Healthcare 2025, 13, 822.https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13070822Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.This article is an open access articledistributed under the terms andconditions of the Creative CommonsAttribution (CC BY) license(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).ArticleA Qualitative Study Exploring the Rehabilitation Experience ofIndividuals with a Previous Diagnosis of Cancer and/or Sepsis,Their Caregivers, and Health ProvidersJenna Smith-Turchyn 1,*, Christopher Farley 1, Anastasia N. L. Newman 1 , Jayden Pannu 1, Bram Rochwerg 2,Som D. Mukherjee 3, Marla Beauchamp 1 , Linda C. Li 4 , Hira Mian 2 and Michelle E. Kho 11 School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 1C7, Canada;farlec3@mcmaster.ca (C.F.); newmanan@mcmaster.ca (A.N.L.N.); pannuj9@mcmaster.ca (J.P.);beaucm1@mcmaster.ca (M.B.); khome@mcmaster.ca (M.E.K.)2 Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8P 1H6, Canada;rochwerg@mcmaster.ca (B.R.); hira.mian@medportal.ca (H.M.)3 Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8V 5C2, Canada; mukherjee@hhsc.ca4 Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada;lli@arthritisresearch.ca* Correspondence: smithjf@mcmaster.caAbstract: Background/Objectives: Survivors of cancer have more than double the risk ofdeveloping sepsis compared to those with no history of cancer. Those who develop sepsishave lasting side effects reducing their physical function and quality of life. Rehabilitation-related needs …
has type: Article
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0448838
language: eng
peer review status: Reviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
publisher DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13070822
rights: CC BY 4.0
rights URI: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
scholar level: Faculty
scholar level: Researcher
subject: chronic illness experience
subject: health promotion
subject: cancer
subject: sepsis
subject: rehabilitation
subject: patient education
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/91085