Experiences of physical activity: A phenomenological study of individuals with cystic fibrosis

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Author
Street, Rachael
Mercer, Jenny
Mills-Bennet, Rebekah
O'Leary, Catherine
Thirlaway, Kathryn
Date
2014-03-31Acceptance date
2014
Type
Article
Publisher
Sage Journals
ISSN
1359-1053
1461-7277
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Although extensive research has investigated the benefits of physical activity in cystic fibrosis, minimal exploration of the experiences for individuals from a qualitative, phenomenological perspective has been carried out. The aim of this study was to explore the subjective experiences of physical activity for individuals with cystic fibrosis. The health-care team, at an Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit in the United Kingdom, recruited 12 participants to take part. Interview data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. A central theme of ‘self-monitoring’ emerged from the accounts and was embedded in the three super-ordinate themes.
Journal/conference proceeding
Journal of Health Psychology;
Citation
Street, R., Mercer, J., Mills-Bennett, R., O’Leary, C. and Thirlaway, K. (2014) 'Experiences of physical activity: A phenomenological study of individuals with cystic fibrosis', Journal of Health Psychology, 31 (2), pp. 261-270
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This article was published in Journal of Health Psychology on 31 March 2014,(online) available at https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105314527141
Sponsorship
Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))