"Picturing" health: a Photovoice pilot of Latina girls' perceptions of health. (includes abstract); Vaughn LM; Rojas-Guyler L; Howell B; Family & Community Health, 2008 Oct-Dec; 31 (4): 305-16 (journal article - pictorial, research) ISSN: 0160-6379 PMID: 18794637 CINAHL AN: 2010057802
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to conduct a pilot participatory needs assessment, using Photovoice to engage in a critical dialogue with preadolescent Latina girls about their perceptions of health and immediate health concerns. Seven Latina girls participated in the Photovoice study and held a photography exhibition for the community to display their photographs and quotes from their discussions. Eight themes about being healthy emerged. Conducting a needs assessment, which concentrates on the voices and needs of these girls, can be the first step to creating successful and cost-efficient programs and interventions specifically suited to this group.
Modifying Photovoice for community-based participatory Indigenous research. (includes abstract); Castleden H; Garvin T; First Nation H; Social Science & Medicine, 2008 Mar; 66 (6): 1393-405 (journal article - algorithm, pictorial, research) ISSN: 0277-9536 PMID: 18191883 CINAHL AN: 2009879924
Abstract: Scientific research occurs within a set of socio-political conditions, and in Canada research involving Indigenous communities has a historical association with colonialism. Consequently, Indigenous peoples have been justifiably sceptical and reluctant to become the subjects of academic research. Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is an attempt to develop culturally relevant research models that address issues of injustice, inequality, and exploitation. The work reported here evaluates the use of Photovoice, a CBPR method that uses participant-employed photography and dialogue to create social change, which was employed in a research partnership with a First Nation in Western Canada. Content analysis of semi-structured interviews (n=45) evaluated participants' perspectives of the Photovoice process as part of a larger study on health and environment issues. The analysis revealed that Photovoice effectively balanced power, created a sense of ownership, fostered trust, built capacity, and responded to cultural preferences. The authors discuss the necessity of modifying Photovoice, by building in an iterative process, as being key to the methodological success of the project.
Photovoice with vulnerable populations: addressing disparities in health promotion among people with intellectual disabilities. (includes abstract); Jurkowski JM; Paul-Ward A; Health Promotion Practice, 2007 Oct; 8 (4): 358-65 (journal article) ISSN: 1524-8399 PMID: 17652188 CINAHL AN: 2009709079
Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading causes of death among Mexican American adults living in the United States. Using data from a modified Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey and guided by the Anderson model, this study examined the effect of nativity on CVD screening practices among 423 Mexican American adults in Chicago. Dependent variables included having had a blood pressure and cholesterol screening and a routine checkup in the past 2 years. Multivariate analyses were used to control for sociodemographic factors while accounting for complex sampling design. Compared to those born in Mexico, U.S.-born Mexican Americans had greater odds of obtaining blood pressure (OR = 5.61) and cholesterol screenings (OR = 1.60) and having a routine checkup (OR = 2.69) in the past 2 years. Health professionals wishing to increase screenings for CVD risk factors among Mexican Americans in northern cities should understand the impact of nativity on screening practices.
Our lives: an examination of sexual health issues using photovoice by non-gay identified African American men who have sex with men. (includes abstract); Mamary E; McCright J; Roe K; Culture, Health & Sexuality, 2007 Jul-Aug; 9 (4): 359-70 (journal article - pictorial, research) ISSN: 1369-1058 PMID: 17612956 CINAHL AN: 2009637400
Abstract: African American men who have sex with men and who do not identify as gay are at high risk for HIV infection. This paper presents the results of the photovoice component, a participatory action research method, of a two-tiered qualitative study design that explored the perceptions of non-gay identified African American men who have sex with men living or working in the San Francisco Bay Area regarding the social, cultural, community, and family influences associated with their HIV risk and their general sexual health. Major themes that emerged from the photographs and discussions fell into three main categories: (1) The importance of a black identity, (2) factors inhibiting HIV prevention, and (3) factors that maintain health or promote health. Through their photographs, the men in this study explored the challenges and difficulties associated with maintaining their sexual health, in addition to describing the health promoting factors that reinforce wise choices in their everyday lives.
Using photovoice to examine and initiate youth empowerment in community-based programs: a picture of process and lessons learned. (includes abstract); Royce SW; Parra-Medina D; Messias DH; Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 2006; 4 (3): 80-91 (journal article - research) ISSN: 1545-8717 CINAHL AN: 2010623957
Abstract: Photovoice is a creative, participatory action research method that puts cameras in the hands of people whose voice is often hushed by the power elite, such as youth, to document issues and concerns as perceived by that group. Adult society provides youth few opportunities to positively influence the laws and regulations that govern their lives or the policies of programs in which they participate. Community-based programs are one channel for youth to gain skills and opportunities for changing the community context in which they live. Mechanisms to facilitate youth empowerment in these programs, however, are currently vague and imprecise. Photovoice was implemented in two community-based youth programs in South Carolina to examine and initiate youth empowerment in those communities. This article details the process and lessons learned from conducting Photovoice with youth in out-of-school, community-based youth program settings. While roadblocks appeared for both the youth researchers and the university-based investigative team, the Photovoice method was embraced by the youth who participated in the research process. Some challenges the investigative team experienced for implementation included geographic distance between the Photovoice project facilitator and the youth, challenges of working with youth and their competing commitments, an uncertainty of youth expectations, and underestimation of time and other resources.
Multiple methods in qualitative research with children: more insight or just more? (includes abstract); Darbyshire P; MacDougall C; Schiller W; Qualitative Research, 2005 Nov; 5 (4): 417-36 (journal article - pictorial, research) ISSN: 1468-7941 CINAHL AN: 2009078201
Abstract: This article explores the research implications of using multi-methods within a broad qualitative approach by drawing on the experience of conducting two childhood obesity-focused qualitative studies of Australian children's perceptions and experiences of place, space and physical activity. Children described and depicted their physical activities and experiences: in focus group interviews, by mapping their local, social and recreational spaces and by photographing their meaningful places, spaces and activities using a Photovoice approach. The authors describe, reflect on and critique their chosen research approach, discussing the value, utility and pitfalls associated with using multiple methods with children. The article concludes that using multiple methods in researching children's experiences is a valuable approach that does not merely duplicate data but also offers complementary insights and understandings that may be difficult to access through reliance on a single method of data collection.
The uses of photography in clinical nursing practice and research: a literature review. (includes abstract); Riley RG; Manias E; Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2004 Nov; 48 (4): 397-405 (journal article - review) ISSN: 0309-2402 PMID: 15500534 CINAHL AN: 2005012218
Abstract: AIMS: The aim of this paper is to report a study to identify themes and provide a 'snap-shot' of the scope and uses of photography in clinical nursing practice and research. BACKGROUND: Despite the dominance of vision as a way of understanding the world in Western societies, the applications of photography in clinical nursing practice and research have not been well synthesized or reported in the literature. METHODS: A computerized search of CINAHL database was performed using the terms photographs, photography, photographic, photovoice, videorecording and videotaping. Hand searching for additional citations was also undertaken. FINDINGS: The identified papers on photography were categorized into broad themes that reflected the different applications to which photography had been applied: documentation and surveillance; therapeutic intervention; teaching, learning and evaluating performance; research methods; and descriptive and instructional literature. Approaches to the use of photography, as recorded in the nursing literature, are broad and include: wound surveillance, covert patient surveillance, photo essay, art therapy, self-portraits, life albums, simulated recall, participant observation, photovoice, photo hermeneutics, production of research scenarios, and video modelling. CONCLUSIONS: The most common applications of photography in nursing and related journals include photo elicitation to promote understanding in research, videorecording as a method of teaching and learning, and as a method of observation, with more creative approaches tending to be employed in health professions other than nursing. Few reports gave explanations of how researchers negotiated ethical concerns when seeking approval for studies in clinical settings, and few gave details of the processes of data analysis.
Realidad Latina: Latino adolescents, their school, and a university use photovoice to examine and address the influence of immigration. (includes abstract); Streng JM; Rhodes SD; Ayala GX; Eng E; Arceo R; Phipps S; Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2004 Nov; 18 (4): 403-15 (journal article - pictorial, research) ISSN: 1356-1820 PMID: 15801555 CINAHL AN: 2005099059
Abstract: Over the past 10 years, growth of the Latino population in the United States has been most rapid in North Carolina. Project Realidad Latina (Latino Reality) was a qualitative exploratory study conducted to gain insight into the immigration experiences of 10 newly-arrived Latino adolescents living in rural North Carolina (NC). The study followed a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach and used the photovoice method. Over a one-year period, adolescents partnered with public health practitioners and researchers in: generating photo-assignments, taking photographs based on these assignments, using the photographs for photo-discussions, and defining themes based on these photo-discussions. A photograph exhibition and community forum raised awareness among local decision-makers and community members of the issues and assets of Latino adolescents and initiated a process toward change. From the participants' words and photographs emerged contextual descriptions of issues that both challenged and facilitated their adaptation and quality of life in their school and community. Likewise, implications from the findings and the nature of the CBPR approach for future Latino adolescent health intervention research are presented.
Windows to work: exploring employment-seeking behaviors of persons with HIV/AIDS through Photovoice. (includes abstract); Hergenrather KC; Rhodes SD; Clark G; AIDS Education & Prevention, 2006 Jun; 18 (3): 243-58 (journal article - algorithm, pictorial, research, tables/charts) ISSN: 0899-9546 PMID: 16774466 CINAHL AN: 2009212795
Abstract: The advent of health-enhancing protease inhibitors and highly active antiretroviral therapy has enhanced the longevity for persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), increasing the number of PLWHA returning to employment. Based on community-based participatory research, the Photovoice method was used to identify the influences upon the employment-seeking behavior of 11 PLWHA who were unemployed and had full-time employment histories after their initial HIV/AIDS diagnosis. Through group discussion and photograph presentations, participants identified 19 factors which they grouped into five categories: (a) advantages of employment, (b) disadvantages of employment, (c) referents influencing employment decisions, (d) facilitators for employment, and (e) impediments to employment. Participants utilized these findings to develop action plans to address the employment-seeking behavior of PLWHA. The findings also suggest the utility of Photovoice to enhance employment outcomes for PLWHA.
A view through a different lens: photovoice as a tool for student advocacy. (includes abstract); Goodhart FW; Hsu J; Baek JH; Coleman AL; Maresca FM; Miller MB; Journal of American College Health, 2006 Jul-Aug; 55 (1): 53-6 (journal article) ISSN: 0744-8481 PMID: 16889316 CINAHL AN: 2009249866
Abstract: To complement National College Health Assessment data and to further assess student lives and health needs, staff at the Rutgers University Health Services' Department of Health Education used a participatory research method called photovoice. Using this methodology, health care professionals provided a discrete and tangible way for students to feel empowered, as the students conducted the project themselves, collecting data using photography, analyzing the results qualitatively, and meeting with policy makers to discuss their photos and offer recommendations for change. Policy recommendations addressed issues of safety, nutrition, sexual health information, alcohol and drugs, and campus parking. In this article, the authors offer a description of this process as another tool for assessment and advocacy.
Community based rural health research: environmental influences on activity and diets: a rural photovoice project. Findholt N; Peters J; Michael Y; Davis M; Communicating Nursing Research, 2008 Spring; 41: 103 (journal article - abstract, research) ISSN: 0160-1652 CINAHL AN: 2010460865
Arts-based inquiry in nursing education. (includes abstract); Casey B; Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession, 2009 Apr-Jun; 32 (1-2): 69-82 (journal article - pictorial, research) ISSN: 1037-6178 PMID: 19697979 CINAHL AN: 2010401518
Abstract: Abstract This paper is concerned with the methods, processes, and experiences of using arts-based inquiry within the context of an undergraduate nursing curriculum. Exploration of these phenomena was achieved through an ethnographic study that involved participatory research among twenty second year students as they engaged in a Nursing Humanities option module. The capacity of arts-based approaches in the nursing curriculum to foster inquiry and critical thinking; essential attributes in contemporary nursing, is explored through re-presentation and analysis of student artwork/art-making processes, contextual discussions and researcher field notes. The challenges encountered in using arts-informed pedagogical approaches within current nursing curricula are made visible and possibilities for integrating aesthetic inquiry into nurse education programmes are discussed.
Understanding African American men's perceptions of racism, male gender socialization, and social capital through photovoice. Ornelas IJ; Amell J; Tran AN; Royster M; Armstrong-Brown J; Eng E; Qualitative Health Research, 2009 Apr; 19 (4): 552-65 (journal article - pictorial, research) ISSN: 1049-7323 PMID: 19201993 CINAHL AN: 2010235707
An ethnographic approach to interpreting a mental illness photovoice exhibit. (includes abstract); Fleming J; Mahoney J; Carlson E; Engebretson J; Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 2009 Feb; 23 (1): 16-24 (journal article - case study, research, tables/charts) ISSN: 0883-9417 PMID: 19216984 CINAHL AN: 2010205447
Abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the use of photovoice as an innovative methodology for understanding aspects of the mental illness experience. Applied ethnographic methods were used to examine 15 photographs and accompanying narratives from a mental illness photovoice exhibit. Analysis occurred within and across cases, resulting in individual case studies and a thematic description of the narratives. Suffering, stigma, and loss of identity were found at the center of this rendering of mental illness experience. The findings suggest that a photovoice project offers a useful lens from which to examine experiences associated with living with mental illness. Copyright © 2009 by Elsevier Inc.