Week 12 Flashcards
Non-probablity sampling
Convenience sampling
Volunteer sampling
Snowball sampling
Quota sampling
Purposive sampling
Analysing qualitative data: before
Focus groups
One-to-one interviews
Participant information sheet
Participant agreement
Analysing qualitative data: during
Conduct interview
Common method to analyse qualitative data
Thematic analysis
Objectives of study
explored the barriers and facilitators to dietary and lifestyle
changes and the acceptability of a diet and physical
activity intervention in African Caribbean prostate cancer
survivors
Design of study
conducted semistructured in-depth
interviews and used thematic analysis to code and group
the data
Participants
We recruited 14 African
Caribbean prostate cancer survivors via letter or at
oncology follow-up appointments
Sampling
purposive and
convenience sampling
Results
A prostate cancer diagnosis did not trigger dietary and lifestyle changes in most men
How many cases and deaths of prostate cancer per year in UK?
40,000 cases
10,000 deaths
Likelihood of diagnosis
Black people have twice the risk of diagnosis and death than white people the same age
Why is there reluctance to be tested?
Lack of communication and information from health professionals
mistrust of the healthcare system
perceived threats to masculinity
fear
Diet and lifestyle are thought to play a pivotal role in prostate carcinogenesis
Yes
What foods have been shown to decrease risk
selenium and foods rich in lycopene probably
Physical activity
What can increase risk
Calcium
Body fatness
Over 50% of survivors are inactive
Yes
What would the dietary and lifestyle intervention consist of
increasing tomato intake
a dairy-free diet
30min of brisk walking a day
Interviews and data analysis were carried out concurrently
yes
What treatment had the participants udergone?
Radiotherapy and hormone therapy
