People’s Experiences

Family caregiving

Caring for a relative or a close friend can have a wide range of impacts on the caregivers. For this module we interviewed 39 people who cared for someone with a chronic physical illness.

Breast Cancer in Women

We interviewed 35 women across Canada to hear about their experiences with breast cancer. They told us about their experiences including the good moments along with the challenges they encountered.

Immigrant mental Health

We interviewed 6 new immigrants and 2 migrants without status about living with anxiety and depression in Canada, as well as 10 professionals caring for the emotional well-being of new immigrants. We created a short introductory film and 2 longer films that capture their experiences and perspectives.

Experiences of living with an amputation

We interviewed ten patients who had lived with an amputation in Quebec and eight professionals working with amputees in intensive functional rehabilitation.

Mental Health and Pregnancy

See and hear women talking about their experiences of mental health problems during and after pregnancy in this full length catalyst film (32 minutes) featuring key themes and a range of participants.

Also explore our full Perinatal Mental Health module with in-depth topic pages relating to women’s experiences of mental health and pregnancy.

Patient-Researcher Partnership

Patient-researcher partnerships are relatively new and may be challenging to navigate for all involved. This module contains information to help support patients, caregivers and researchers interested in learning about working collaboratively as partners on research projects.

WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES OF HEART FAILURE

Heart failure in women is commonly misdiagnosed, under-treated, under-researched, and generally misunderstood. We interviewed 30 women from across Canada to hear their stories about their lived experiences with heart failure.

Long COVID

We interviewed people from across Canada to share their experiences of living with a range of symptoms after an initial SARS-CoV-2 infection. This module tells the story of the impact that long COVID has had, and continues to have, on the lives of many Canadians.