Using Online Photovoice to Explore Food Decisions of Families on Low Income

Lessons Learnt During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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ID4707696
AutoresEleni Spyreli (0000-0002-2289-8101, Queen's University Belfast), Peter W Galbraith (autor correspondente), Elena Vaughan (0000-0001-5243-8854, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway), Michelle C Mckinley (0000-0003-3386-1504, Queen's University Belfast), Jayne V Woodside (0000-0002-5691-4659, Queen's University Belfast), Marita Hennessy (0000-0001-7742-8118, University College Cork), Colette Kelly (0000-0001-7598-0160, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway)
Ano2024
Volume34
Fascículo3
Páginas171-182
Data de publicação2024-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10497323231208829
OpenAlexW37933809
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas48

The method of photovoice has been previously used to effectively engage with socioeconomically disadvantaged groups and explore their eating behaviours. In this methodological article, we draw on our experiences from using photovoice through online interviews with families on low income about their food decisions. A purposive recruitment approach targeted parents of children 2-17 years old who lived on a tight budget across the island of Ireland. Participants provided demographic information and were invited to take photographs of food-related decisions and activities for 1 week during the COVID-19 lockdown. The photographs were then discussed through an online communication platform to generate qualitative data. A total of 28 parents participated in the photo-elicited interviews and shared a total of 642 photographs of factors that influenced their food decisions. Following the interviews, the researchers documented their reflections which focused on (1) participants' engagement with the online photo-elicitation and (2) practical aspects around participant consent and data safety. The participants in our study engaged well with the online photovoice method and shared a variety of photos which provided ample material to facilitate the conversations around their food environment and its impact on their food decisions. Our experiences can provide novel insights into using photovoice in a virtual environment and useful considerations around ethics and data collection for researchers who work with socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. Photo-elicited interviews offer an engaging and flexible data collection technique that can highlight issues informing future priorities of healthcare policy

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