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Use of Photovoice to Understand the Experience of Taking Psychotropic Medications

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ID4693876
AuthorsAmy Werremeyer (0000-0002-7933-4980, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA, corresponding author), Elizabeth Skoy (0000-0002-2386-5520, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA), Gina Aalgaard Kelly (0000-0002-0179-9147, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA)
Year2017
Volume27
Issue13
Pages1959-1969
Publication date2017-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732317693221
PMID29088990
OpenAlexW2593727558
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited20

Previous work has reported that medication experience may affect medication-related problems, adherence, and quality of life. The purpose of this study was to explore medication experience of individuals taking psychotropic medication from the patient perspective using photovoice methodology. Nineteen participants were given a camera and were asked to photograph their medication experience. Individual and focus group sessions were held for photo reflection and discussion. Transcript data were analyzed to arrive at a model of medication experience. Specific medication experiences, including recognizing medication's benefits, occurrence of side effects, developing medication-taking routine, feeling burden from medications, and benefiting from nonmedication therapies, influenced medication acceptance, but in varying ways. Participants wanted their providers to understand their medication experience. Health care providers should consider exploring medication experience of patients with mental illness. Additional research is needed to evaluate whether exploring patients' medication experience in the clinical setting can improve patient-centered health care outcomes

Feeling · Focus group · Health care · Medication adherence · Mental health · Patient experience · Photovoice · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology

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Unique citing works9
Citations per year1,29
Citation span2019 - 2025 (7)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 9
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