Virtual Photovoice With Older Adults

Methodological Reflections during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2411275
AutoresOlivier Ferlatte (0000-0003-2721-4757), Julie Karmann (0000-0001-5842-8454), Geneviève Gariépy (0000-0001-9209-4240), Katherine L Frohlich (0000-0002-5519-2455), Gregory Moullec (0000-0001-5342-1288), Valérie Lemieux (0000-0002-9023-792X), Réjean Hébert
Año2022
Volumen21
Páginas16094069221095656-16094069221095656
Fecha de publicación2022-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Qualitative Methods (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1609-4069 • E-ISSN: 1609-4069
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/16094069221095656
PMID35572031
OpenAlexW4280522274
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas20
Referencias citadas39

Photovoice is a participatory action research method in which participants take and narrate photographs to share their experiences and perspectives. This method is gaining in popularity among health researchers. Few studies, however, have described virtual photovoice data collection despite the growing interest among qualitative health researchers for online data collection. As such, the aim of this article is to discuss the implementation of a virtual photovoice study and presents some of the challenges of this design and potential solutions. The study examined issues of social isolation and mental health among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Canadian province of Québec. Twenty-six older adults took photographs depicting their experience of the pandemic that were then shared in virtual discussion groups. In this article, we discuss three key challenges arising from our study and how we navigated them. First, we offer insights into managing some of the technical difficulties related to using online meeting technologies. Second, we describe the adjustments we made during our study to foster and maintain positive group dynamics. Third, we share our insights into the process of building and maintaining trust between both researchers and participants, and amongst participants. Through a discussion of these challenges, we offer suggestions to guide the work of health promotion researchers wishing to conduct virtual photovoice studies, including with older adults

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Data collection · Disease · Medical education · Mental health · Pandemic · Participatory action research · Photovoice · Political science · Popularity · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Medicine · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Social Psychology