Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39235650›Full record

Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024

'Making a connection': a qualitative study of experiences from a cancer telerehabilitation program.

Amy M Dennett, Nora Shields, Christian Barton, Allison Ezzat, Germaine Tan B Physiother, Nicholas F Taylor, Katherine E Harding, Casey L Peiris

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A qualitative study of cancer survivors' exercise behaviour 4 months after a telerehabilitation program.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
    Trial
  2. Re: Factors associated with employment outcomes in cancer survivors: a systematic scoping review spanning a decade of international research.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
    Article
  3. Association of a standardized painless ward model with cancer pain control and hospitalization outcomes: a retrospective cohort study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
    Article
  4. Review
  5. Article
  6. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Amy M DennettSchool of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University and Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Level 2, 5 Arnold St, Box Hill, VIC, Australia. amy.dennett@easternhealth.org.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4690-7949
Nora ShieldsSchool of Psychology and Public Health, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Christian BartonSchool of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Allison EzzatSchool of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Germaine Tan B PhysiotherAllied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia.
Nicholas F TaylorSchool of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University and Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Level 2, 5 Arnold St, Box Hill, VIC, Australia.
Katherine E HardingSchool of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University and Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Level 2, 5 Arnold St, Box Hill, VIC, Australia.
Casey L PeirisAllied Health Department, The Royal Melbourne Hospital and School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeSpecialised group-based exercise rehabilitation is beneficial for cancer survivors but access to these services is limited. Telerehabilitation provides an opportunity to expand reach, but we do not know about the experiences of those who participate in this way. This study explored participant experiences of an exercise-based telerehabilitation program for people with cancer.

methodA qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was completed. Twenty-two cancer survivors were purposively sampled from the experimental group of a randomised controlled trial evaluating exercise-based cancer telerehabilitation delivered in groups using synchronous videoconferencing. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were coded independently by two reviewers and analysed inductively by thematic analysis.

results'A feeling of connection' was the overarching theme. Participants perceived they connected with the health service, expert health professionals, and peers through participating in the telerehabilitation program. These connections provided a personalised rehabilitation experience and improved perceptions of physical and emotional well-being. Two subthemes suggested connection was facilitated by (1) the acceptability of telerehabilitation and (2) enhanced accountability to exercise. Participants felt disconnected when they were unable to participate in the program due to cancer treatment and side effects (e.g. fatigue), feeling unwell, and co-morbidities.

conclusionWe identified that telerehabilitation facilitated connections that enhanced the reach of exercise to cancer survivors. Our findings support using telerehabilitation to deliver specialised group-based exercise programs alongside more traditional models of care to increase participation in exercise among people with cancer.

Indexed as

Cancer SurvivorsNeoplasmsQualitative ResearchTelerehabilitationAdultAgedExercise TherapyFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedVideoconferencingExerciseImplementationRehabilitationTelehealthTelerehabilitation

Identifiers

PMID39235650
PMCPMC11377521

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.