Mandalas as a visual research method for understanding primary care for depression
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12594331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | V J Palmer (0000-0001-7212-932X, corresponding author), Christopher Dowrick (0000-0002-4245-2203, University of Liverpool), Jane Gunn (0000-0001-8836-7525), Jane M Gunn |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 527-541 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Research Methodology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-5579 • E-ISSN: 1464-5300 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13645579.2013.796764 |
| OpenAlex | W2089723070 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 34 |
Depression is a complex problem, commonly but not always successfully managed in primary care. We know relatively little about the system of primary care for depression particularly at the level of organisations. In this paper, we describe the use of mandalas as a visual data collection method within an in-depth programme of participatory action research undertaken in six primary care organisations in Victoria, Australia. We draw on mandala images, selected and discussed by 49 multidisciplinary primary health care professionals and demonstrate how they can be employed as an effective graphic elicitation method. We conclude that mandalas offer an innovative approach for qualitative data collection for two reasons. First, they can engage busy research participants in a reflective space. Second, using the mandalas as an elicitation method generates meaningful data: it provides new insights, reveals unrecognised aspects of practice, generates new learning, gives physical form to tacit processes and enables complex information to become accessible; all within short timeframes
Archaeology · Art · Citizen journalism · Data collection · Data science · Depression (economics · Family medicine · Geography · Mandala · Medical education · Multidisciplinary approach · Participatory action research · Primary care · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Visual research · World Wide Web · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Computer Science · Medicine · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health
Visual anthropology
Visual Research Methods
Doing Visual Ethnography
Visual Methods in Social Research
Visual Methods in Social Research
Descriptions as data
Talking about pictures
Understanding Illness
The visual image as discussion point
Participatory action research
Another way of knowing
Maps, Models, and Narratives
Embodying Heart Disease Through Drawings
Revealing Habitus, Illuminating Practice
Visual Anthropology
Making the familiar strange
Beyond the standard interview
The truthful messenger
Graphic elicitation
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |