Fig. 1

Data analysis procedure. a The procedure of each researcher, initially performed individually, corresponds to the descriptive analysis phase, including: (i) listening to and reading the interview several times, and (ii) cutting the text up into descriptive units and then regrouping them into categories. This operation was performed for each of the 39 interviews, which were analyzed transversally. b This structuring phase involved a group procedure with regular pooling of the data and analysis, during which the theoretical sufficiency was assessed. During this phase, the axes of experience were produced and the group determined the central axes of experience, which resulted in the proposal of a structure of the lived experience. Finally, the practical phase leads from triangulation with the literature to concrete proposals