The Role of Creative Expression in Diabetes

An Exploration Into the Meaning-Making Process

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5454927
AutoresHeather L Stuckey (0000-0002-3200-3543, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, autor de correspondencia), Elizabeth J Tisdell (0000-0003-4831-9697, The Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA)
Año2010
Volumen20
Número1
Páginas42-56
Fecha de publicación2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732309355286
PMID19926796
OpenAlexW2121758686
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13
Referencias citadas50

In this narrative exploration of meaning making through the use of creative arts, we recorded the experiences of 8 women with type 1 diabetes. Through a conceptual framework of creative expression as a way of knowing, we designed this study to evoke affective and metaphorical connections to the meaning of diabetes. The initial narrative interview findings reflected the experience of the participants, with three primary themes emerging: experiencing negative emotions about diabetes, putting a positive 'spin' on the negative as a way to make meaning, and resisting against diabetes and the medical approach. During the creative arts process, we encouraged further exploration into the meaning-making process using imagery and photographs created by the participants. Final interview findings addressed the need for moving beyond numbers, and attention to the meaning-making process in patient care

Aesthetics · Art · Linguistics · Meaning-making · Narrative · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Computer Science · Empathy and Medical Education · Music Therapy and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology