Mandalas as a visual research method for understanding primary care for depression

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12594331
AutoresV J Palmer (0000-0001-7212-932X, autor de correspondencia), Christopher Dowrick (0000-0002-4245-2203, University of Liverpool), Jane Gunn (0000-0001-8836-7525), Jane M Gunn
Año2013
Volumen17
Número5
Páginas527-541
Fecha de publicación2013-05-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Social Research Methodology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1364-5579 • E-ISSN: 1464-5300
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13645579.2013.796764
OpenAlexW2089723070
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas34

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