Visual storytelling: A beneficial but challenging method for health research with young people

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1677-1688

  Drew, Sarah E ^a   Duncan, Rony E ^b   Sawyer, Susan M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescents; children; chronic; illness and disease; photography; photovoice; research design; stories; storytelling; visual methods; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; SELF CARE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NARRATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE;

EID: 78650167634     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310377455     Document Type: Article

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