Burke, S, Hopkins, N, Devine, A et al. (2 more authors) (2023) Physical activity service provision in hospice care: A national mixed-methods study. Palliative and Supportive Care. ISSN 1478-9515
Abstract
Background Physical activity (PA) interventions help people with advanced incurable diseases to manage symptoms and improve their quality of life. However, little is known about the extent to which PA is currently delivered in hospice care in England.
Objectives To determine the extent of and intervention features of PA service provision in hospice care in England alongside barriers and facilitators to their delivery.
Methods An embedded mixed-methods design using (1) a nationwide online survey of 70 adult hospices in England and (2) focus groups and individual interviews with health professionals from 18 hospices. Analysis of the data involved applying descriptive statistics to the numeric items and thematic analysis to the open-ended questions. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed separately.
Results The majority of responding hospices (n = 47/70, 67%) promoted PA in routine care. Sessions were most often delivered by a physiotherapist (n = 40/47, 85%) using a personalized approach (n = 41/47, 87%) and included resistance/thera bands, Tai Chi/Chi Qong, circuit exercises, and yoga. The following qualitative findings were revealed: (1) variation among hospices in their capacity to deliver PA, (2) a desire to embed a hospice culture of PA, and (3) a need for an organizational commitment to PA service provision.
Significance of results While many hospices in England deliver PA, there is considerable variation in its delivery across sites. Funding and policy action may be needed to support hospices to initiate or scale up services and address inequity in access to high-quality interventions.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Hospice care; Physical activity; Mixed methods; Quality of life; Symptom management; Barriers and facilitators |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jun 2023 10:06 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jul 2023 14:41 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S1478951523000822 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:200124 |