caa a22 4500 606178945 CHVBK 20210128100759.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11136-015-1021-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11136-015-1021-8 The experience of cancer survivors in community-based psycho-social support activities in Shanghai, China: a qualitative study [Elektronische Daten] [Ji-Wei Wang, Tian-Rui Zhang, Qian Shen, Zhi-Qi Yang, Cong Liu, Si-Jia Chen, Jiang Li, Zheng-Nian Luo, Zheng-Ping Yuan, Jin-Ming Yu] Purpose: Cancer survivors are often embroiled in various physical and psycho-social issues as a consequence of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Psycho-social support activities in the phase of rehabilitation were provided to enhance their quality of life. This study seeks to explore and understand their experience of engagement in Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club (SCRC). Methods: Sixty-eight participants attended eight semi-structured focus group interviews. Data were transcribed verbatim, and thematic analysis framework was adopted for data analysis. Results: The participants reported benefits such as psychological support, informational provision and tangible support in the activities. Public services were reported to have restored their dignity and enabled them to rediscover their own meaning of life. Participants also pointed out challenges on functioning and opportunity for development of SCRC. Conclusions: The psycho-social support activities of SCRC had influenced cancer survivor's life. Public health resources and supportive policies should be in place to support local self-help cancer rehabilitation groups. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015 Cancer survivors nationallicence Psycho-social support activities nationallicence Self-help group nationallicence Quality of life nationallicence Qualitative research nationallicence Wang Ji-Wei School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut Zhang Tian-Rui School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut Shen Qian School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut Yang Zhi-Qi School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut Liu Cong School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut Chen Si-Jia School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut Li Jiang Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, 650 Charles Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California, USA aut Luo Zheng-Nian Shanghai Health Education Association, Shanghai, China aut Yuan Zheng-Ping Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club, Shanghai, China aut Yu Jin-Ming School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/12(2015-12-01), 2815-2822 0962-9343 24:12<2815 2015 24 11136 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1021-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1021-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wang Ji-Wei School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zhang Tian-Rui School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Shen Qian School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yang Zhi-Qi School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Liu Cong School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chen Si-Jia School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Li Jiang Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, 650 Charles Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Luo Zheng-Nian Shanghai Health Education Association, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yuan Zheng-Ping Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yu Jin-Ming School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, 130 Dong-An Road, 200032, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/12(2015-12-01), 2815-2822 0962-9343 24:12<2815 2015 24 11136