1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The objectives of this study are to explore the impact of health-care services and satisfaction with the care providers on psychological distress in MLHIV [mother living with HIV].» (p. 732)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«One hundred MLHIV were recruited between March 2011 and July 2013 from Quebec ASOs [AIDS service organizations] (n = 36) and two Montreal hospitals (n = 64).» (p. 732)

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«This study revealed that 45% of the MLHIV in this sample suffered from clinical psychological distress, which is twice the rates observed in the general Quebec female population, which range from 22.1% to 26% (using the same scale; Camirand & Nanhou, 2008). […] This high prevalence cuts across sociodemographic characteristics and cannot be explained by low socioeconomic position, immigration status, or time since HIV diagnostic. The multivariate results support the key role of personal, structural, and medical resources in understanding psychological distress among MLHIV. […] The more the participants were living in fear of being discovered and being hypervigilant about possible threats about their HIV status, the more likely they were to be clinically distressed, supporting previous findings linking depression and HIV stigma among WLHIV [women living with HIV] (Logie & Gadalla, 2009; Murphy, Austin, & Greenwell, 2006).» (p. 734-735) «Also, the findings show the importance of paying special attention to mothers with dependent children, as they face unique challenges regarding their family’s needs. By inquiring about the overall quality of life of their patients, care providers would learn more about their needs and be better able to direct them to the relevant resources.» (p. 736)