Les bienfaits de l’écriture : étude qualitative portant sur les ateliers communautaires destinés aux survivantes du cancer du sein
Abstract
Survivre au cancer du sein peut s’avérer difficile vu le peu de soutien communautaire disponible dans ce domaine. En ce sens, l’écriture constitue une intervention psychosociale prometteuse, mais la plupart des études n’ont évalué cette activité que du point de vue individuel. Pour faire contrepoint, notre étude qualitative (n = 12) a analysé l’expérience vécue par des femmes ayant participé à un atelier d’écriture communautaire. L’analyse des entrevues effectuées dans le cadre de l’étude, ainsi que des carnets d’écriture tenus par les participantes et des enregistrements de l’atelier a mis en évidence trois thèmes : a) avoir un endroit rassurant pour se confier; b) se donner le droit de penser à soi et chercher à retrouver son équilibre; c) surmonter ses craintes et combattre l’incertitude. Ces thèmes illustrent les besoins non comblés liés à l’impact émotionnel du cancer du sein, ainsi que le pouvoir de l’écriture en groupe en vue de favoriser le bien-être. Les programmes (communautaires) peuvent pallier aux lacunes présentes dans les soins offerts aux survivants du cancer, en créant des endroits rassurants pour l’expression des émotions, tout en soutenant les participantes dans la rédaction de nouveaux récits axés sur le bien-être et la tenue d’un journal.
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