NCT06536140

The Lived Experiences of Persons With Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Their Significant Other(s) Following Surgery: a Rapid Ethnographic Approach

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 16 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hasselt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To understand the lived experiences, thoughts and habits about exercise and PA of persons with early stage non-small cell lung cancer and their significant other(s) following surgery.

Detailed description

It is important to gather information on the lived lives of persons and their significant other(s) following surgery for early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The adaptations these persons make, the challenges they face and their personal experiences need to be investigated so their thoughts and habits about exercise and physical activity (PA) can be better understood. In this way, rehabilitation programs focused on exercise and PA can be better individualized. The individualization of such programs is heavily influenced by the person's experiences, including beliefs and expectations regarding exercise and PA. Observations of and informal conversations with persons with early stage NSCLC and their significant other(s) following surgery will offer insight into the challenges faced by these individuals and the opportunities for exercise and PA, how this does and could fit, within their everyday lives so this can be enhanced. It is important to align exercise and PA to everyday activities, to make it meaningful to individuals (more likely to engage) and to obtain sustained effects in the long term. The investigators expect this study to show the highly personal views and behaviour of these persons, warranting an equally personal communication approach to discuss these issues with these persons in light of developing individualized rehabilitation programs.

Conditions

• Lung Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Home observations and interview	If persons want to participate, the person will be invited one week before the first observation for a 'warm-up' phone call (W1) as a preparation for the three observations and follow-up interview. During the observations, SH will be an active participant, offering to help with activities of daily life with the person, so opportunities are created to observe and ask questions (sensory ethnography). The person will be asked to take pictures or make drawings of important things in the house as the observer will be able to better understand how they feel about exercise and PA (visual ethnography). Six weeks after the last observation (W10), formal follow-up interviews (30-60 min) with questions based on the observations that took place, will be held to explore specific issues in-depth.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-01
• Primary completion: 2024-09-01
• Completion: 2024-10-01
• First posted: 2024-08-02
• Last updated: 2025-03-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium