scholarly journals The Language of Dragon Boating in Hong Kong and Singapore

2019 ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Mark Brooke
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
News Media ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Dragon Boat ◽  
Online Texts ◽  
Strong Culture ◽  
Local News Media

This research draws on elements of systemic functional linguistics to conduct a discourse analysis of dragon-boating in Asia, predominantly in the commercial areas of Hong Kong and Singapore, where this sport has both a long history and strong culture today. It seeks to understand how experiential and interpersonal meanings are related to this sport in a variety of online texts ranging from local news media sites, corporation team websites, sites from dragon boat companies specialising in training corporations, dragon boat paddlers’ websites and other popular sources such as ‘expatliving’. Findings demonstrate that dragon boating has certain unique characteristics which help to give it significance in this region. With the Duanwu Festival held annually, the sport is steeped firmly in mythology and legend. Additionally, the nature of the boat as a synchronised machine is exploited by corporations and linked to competitive performance. As an intense sport, physical and mental attributes such as ‘strength’ and ‘tenacity’ are associated with it; the upper body requirements of the practice also gives it a unique trait for breast cancer survivors. ‘Tragedy’ is also a part of dragon boat’s modern history with a fatal accident for the Singapore men’s team during an international race in Cambodia. In sum, the sport of dragon boating can be seen to have a rich schema of semiotic associations in Hong Kong and Singapore.

scholarly journals “We’re all in the same boat together”: exploring quality participation strategies in dragon boat teams for breast cancer survivors

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela J. Fong ◽  
Hailey R. Saxton ◽  
Kaitlyn D. Kauffeldt ◽  
Catherine M. Sabiston ◽  
Jennifer R. Tomasone
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Dragon Boat

Breast Cancer Survivors Speak about Triathlon and Dragon Boat Team Training

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (5S) ◽  
pp. 897-898
Author(s):  
Linda B. Piacentine ◽  
Judy A. Tjoe ◽  
Leslie J. Waltke ◽  
Alexander V. Ng
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Team Training ◽  
Dragon Boat

scholarly journals New approach to evaluate late arm impairment and effects of dragon boat activity in breast cancer survivors

Medicine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 96 (44) ◽  
pp. e8400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Melchiorri ◽  
Valerio Viero ◽  
Tamara Triossi ◽  
Roberto Sorge ◽  
Virginia Tancredi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Dragon Boat

Psychosocial Experiences of Breast Cancer Survivors Involved in a Dragon Boat Program: Exploring Links to Positive Psychological Growth

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine M. Sabiston ◽  
Meghan H. McDonough ◽  
Peter R.E. Crocker
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Constructivist Grounded Theory ◽  
Psychological Growth ◽  
Psychosocial Experiences ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Dragon Boat

This study explored psychosocial experiences of breast cancer survivors involved in dragon boat programs. Twenty women (Mage = 58.69, SD = 6.85) were interviewed for 45-60 min about their experiences as members of survivor dragon boat teams. Interviews were analyzed using constructivist grounded theory methods. The dragon boat program facilitated social support from women with common challenges and a shared understanding of survivorship. It also provided opportunities to (re)gain a sense of personal control, develop new identities as athletes, and overcome physical challenges. Together these elements contributed to positive psychological growth and linked to the literature on posttraumatic growth. Future physical activity interventions targeting breast cancer survivors may benefit from developing strategies that share key characteristics of dragon boating.

The difference is more than floating: factors affecting breast cancer survivors’ decisions to join and maintain participation in dragon boat teams and support groups

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (15) ◽  
pp. 1788-1796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan H. McDonough ◽  
Michelle C. Patterson ◽  
Beth B. Weisenbach ◽  
Sarah Ullrich-French ◽  
Catherine M. Sabiston
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Dragon Boat ◽  
The Difference

scholarly journals QUALITY OF LIFE IN BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: AN ASSESSMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BREAST CANCER DRAGON BOAT RACERS

Lymphology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Koehler ◽  
S Rosenberg ◽  
J Cater ◽  
K Mikolajczyk ◽  
A Moran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Dragon Boat ◽  
Boat Racing

Resistance exercise is deemed safe for women recovering from conventional breast cancer therapies but few clinicians are aware that dragon boat racing, as a form of resistive exercise, is available to the breast cancer community. The objectives of this study were to 1) increase clinician awareness of dragon boat racing (DBR) in breast cancer survivors as a community-based physical activity, and 2) evaluate quality of life (QOL) in breast cancer survivors with or without lymphedema who participate in DBR. This prospective, observational study surveyed 1,069 international breast cancer dragon boat racers from eight countries to compare function, activity, and participation in women with and without self-reported lymphedema using the Lymph-ICF questionnaire. Seventy-one percent of women (n=758) completed the questionnaires. Results revealed significantly higher Lymph-ICF scores in the lymphedema participants, signifying reduced QOL, when compared to the nonlymphedema participants (p<0.05), except for "go on vacation" for which no statistical difference was reported (p=0.20). International breast cancer survivors with lymphedema participating in DBR at an international competition had reduced function, limited activity, and restricted participation compared to participants without lymphedema. Clinicians should consider utilizing DBR as a community-based activity to support exercise and physical activity after a breast cancer diagnosis.

The Benefits of Dragon Boat Participation for Breast Cancer Survivors

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cherie Blanzola ◽  
Paige O'Sullivan ◽  
Kendra Smith ◽  
Rhonda Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Dragon Boat
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