Table 4 Enablers: perceived benefits to self, I
Theme | Sub-theme | Description | Data displays |
|---|---|---|---|
Symptom burden relief | Pain relief | A desire for relief from current and anticipated pain associated with advanced cancer, treatment and comorbidities | My main reason is to help me with the pain… so I can maybe do things. (P7M, agreed) |
I’m hoping the cannabis oil will help me with my pain, if I get any pain. (P9M, agreed) | |||
Relief from other symptoms | Anticipated relief from symptoms of fatigue, nausea and low appetite | My fatigue has been so bad for quite a while now…if this is going to help with the pain and help with fatigue then why not give it a go? (P21F, agreed) | |
Sometimes appetite and sometimes fatigue. But the pain is the main thing. (P19F, agreed) | |||
Exhausting all options | A desire to explore all opportunities for symptom burden relief | Let me try it, let me do it. I want all the help I can get. (P7M, agreed) | |
Try anything if I think it’s going to help… I’ve got to try something. (P16M, agreed) | |||
Improved general wellbeing |  | Improved wellbeing was a motivation for others who anticipated benefiting through improved physical functioning, joy, coping and hope | I want to be able to walk, go for my 6 km walk….Play golf…. I can’t do that anymore…. it’d be nice if this stuff [medicinal cannabis] can… get rid of all my aches and pains so that when I have got life on this earth it’s a good happy life. (P22M, agreed) |
The main reason I’m participating in the trial is to maybe - it being helpful with me coping. (P23F, agreed) | |||
Just a bit of hope really. Anything what’s going to be a help. It’s a bonus…. if it helps me a tiny bit I’m – you know, I’m grateful. (P24M, agreed) |