Onco'sport testing by patients: Lived experience of patients with cancer practicing adapted physical activity as part of the Onco'sport program, a qualitative study
BULLETIN DU CANCER(2024)
Abstract
Introduction > Physical activity is a major determinant in the prevention of chronic diseases, equally on the side effects of treatments and the consequences of the disease. It improves quality of life, but also reduces morbidity and mortality, and therefore health expenses. A sedentary lifestyle is the fourth cause of premature death in the world, in the context of chronic noncommunicable diseases. In France, the prescription for adapted physical activity (APA) has been included in the law since 2016. With the development of "Maisons Sport sant & eacute;'', the Onco'sport program was developed to enable people affected by cancer to participate in adapted physical activity. The objective of our work is to explore the lived experience of cancer patients practicing adapted physical activity as part of the Onco'sport program. Methods > This is a qualitative study of 10 semi -directed individual interviews with patients participating in the Onco'sport program, recruited from the "Maison Sport Sant & eacute;" from Nimes and the association "Les Roses du Gard". A phenomenological analysis was carried out with a semiopragmatic approach. Results > For all participants, the APA through a program provides professional supervision of Physical Activity, influences adherence and builds confidence. This program is at the origin of changes in lifestyle habits and improves the relationship with illness and their cancer thanks to the physical and psychological benefits felt. Thus, APA appears as a full- fledged supportive care which requires informing patients and promoting it so that access is facilitated and becomes a standard. Health professionals including general practitioners do not currently have an important place in the promotion of APA, and patients most often obtain documentation on their own or through associations of patient. Conclusion > An APA program like Onco'sport is often the cause of a return to physical activity in patients, brings overall well-being and changes lifestyle habits. It seems important to promote physical activity to patients but also to the general population, given the benefits. This promotion involves easier access to this type of supervised program, fi nancial support and better training of health professionals.
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Key words
Adapted physical activity,Oncology,General medicine,Qualitative study,Non-drug therapy,Cancer
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