A Scoping Review of the Photovoice Method: Implications for Occupational Therapy Research

Background. Photovoice is a participatory action research method combining photography and group work to give people an opportunity to record and reflect on their daily lives. Purpose. To review the use of Photovoice in health research and consider the implications for occupational therapy research....

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Published inCanadian journal of occupational therapy (1939) Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 181 - 190
Main Authors Lal, Shalini, Jarus, Tal, Suto, Melinda J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2012
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Action research
Cognitive ability
Community Relations
Fatigue (Biology)
Group Discussion
Group Processes
Hermeneutics
Humans
Literature Reviews
Occupational Therapy
Participatory Research
Photography
Public health
Rehabilitation
Research Design
Research Methodology
Research Tools
Researchers
Resistance (Psychology)
Reviews
Systematic review
Therapy
Community-based participatory research
Photography
Photovoice
Recherche participative à base
Photo-elicitation
communautaire
Photographie
Études visuelles
Visual studies
Photo-interview
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Summary:Background. Photovoice is a participatory action research method combining photography and group work to give people an opportunity to record and reflect on their daily lives. Purpose. To review the use of Photovoice in health research and consider the implications for occupational therapy research. Methods. Literature review, guided by a scoping framework, reveals the purposes, rationales and populations with whom Photovoice has been used. Findings. From 351 documents retrieved, 191 original studies were surveyed; 68% were peer-reviewed. The majority of studies (76%) occurred within the public health domain and a smaller percentage (24%) with individuals experiencing a specific illness and/or disability, with very few (2%) documented in the occupational therapy literature. Implications. Photovoice provides a useful framework to apply a participant-centred research approach on occupational participation. It is important to consider and further examine ethical and methodological issues related to stigma, physical and cognitive capacities, mobility and technical accessibility related to using this method.
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ISSN:0008-4174
1911-9828
DOI:10.2182/cjot.2012.79.3.8