**now expanded the geographical area for the study to include all of the Island, Gulf Islands and Vancouver/Lower Mainland**
Project Title: Examining the influence of pre-treatment HIV experiences on older gay men’s contemporary constructions of quality of life (QOL)
Are you a man who self-identifies as gay, aged 50 years or older?
Do you currently live on Vancouver Island/Gulf Islands or Vancouver/Lower Mainland?
If so, you are invited to participate in a research study
The purpose of this study is to deepen understandings of how experiences during the pre-treatment HIV period (i.e. approximately 1981-1996) – including clinical encounters, grief and loss, and sustained discrimination – have informed current perspectives of quality of life (QOL) and strategies to enhance well-being in the context of aging. Ultimately, the findings will contribute to meaningfully supporting the psychosocial well-being of older gay men.
This study has been approved by the Uvic Research Ethics Board and the UBC Research Ethics Board via the Provincial Research Ethics Platform as of June 1, 2021.
For more information or to participate, please contact:
Ingrid Handlovsky, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Victoria
Email: ihandlovsky@uvic.ca or
Phone: 778-922-1198
We thank you in advance for your consideration and potential participation in this study.
VPWAS participation in this study is as recruitment partner.
