1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«[W]e undertook a qualitative study to describe the disclosure experience of French-speaking, Quebec-born WLHIV [women living with HIV]. The study was geared to identifying the essence of disclosure (gain an understanding of the whole) from a phenomenological viewpoint without targeting specific components of the experience beforehand (e.g., recipients, reactions, consequences) but instead allowing the meaning simply to emerge.» (p. 2)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«Seven of the women participated in the study […] Participants ranged in age from 32 to 64 years, the average being 46 (SD±12). All were White and Quebec born and all lived in Montreal and surrounding areas.» (p. 3)

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«Although disclosure can be a difficult experience, benefitting from the positive effects of such a decision (seventh theme) allows us to understand the possibility for HIV-positive women to live well with the decision of revealing/concealing. This constitutes a new angle (living well with the decision) from which to describe the phenomenon of disclosure. Our results agree with those previously reported by other authors […] on the positive consequences, benefits or rewards of disclosure such as catharsis and support from the confidant. In conclusion, the added value of our results is that they serve to illustrate and describe the benefits within a paradoxical process that allows reaching a deeper understanding of the meaning of disclosure.» (p. 9-10) Tout au long de l’article, la révélation de la maladie à l’enfant affecté est abordée de même que le soutien familial reçu par les participantes.