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Tang X, Wang J, Wu B, Navarra AM, Cui X, Sharp E, Maiya S, Aytur S, Wang J. Navigating Both Roles: A Photovoice Exploration of the Young Adult Balancing Daughterhood and Caregiving for a Mother With Young-Onset Dementia. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2024:10497323241244986. [PMID: 38885496 DOI: 10.1177/10497323241244986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Young adults thrust into the role of caregiving for parents with young-onset dementia (YOD) face unique challenges during their formative years. While existing research acknowledges the crucial role of young adult caregivers, a gap persists in understanding how this group experiences and redefines their identity amidst these circumstances, along with the psychological and societal challenges encountered. This knowledge deficit hinders the identification of suitable social support, adversely affecting the personal growth and well-being of these young adult caregivers. In this single-case study, we used a combination of a semi-structured interview and photovoice to explore the journey of a 19-year-old caregiver, Alice, whose mother had been diagnosed with dementia in the preceding 3 years. Through this unique perspective, we aimed to illuminate how caregiving for a mother with YOD may profoundly redefine familial roles and relationships. Over 3 months, Alice captured significant life moments through photography, selecting meaningful images for bi-weekly meetings. These images served as pivotal themes, triggering in-depth conversations during subsequent interviews to provide nuanced insights into her life experiences. Findings reveal four major themes faced by a young caregiver: (1) challenges adapting to an unexpected role, (2) navigating the complex emotional terrain of losing a loved one to YOD, (3) prioritizing the well-being of the healthy parent, and (4) expressing a profound desire for both informal and formal support. These results underscore the intricate identity and emotional challenges faced by young adult caregivers, emphasizing the urgency of addressing their unique needs through family-centered systemic support services.
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- Xueting Tang
- School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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Hasemann Lara JE. Care in Ruination: Accessing Children's Critiques of Health Through Playwriting. Med Anthropol 2022; 41:546-559. [PMID: 35324361 DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2022.2053966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Using two plays written by girls and boys, I discuss how children from low-income urban neighborhoods in Honduras reflected on the slow process of privatization of the Honduran national health system. The children peppered their narratives with motifs suggestive of ongoing processes of material and social deterioration under capitalism, while paying attention to the different social mechanisms through which care could be mobilized. The plays speak to the value of incorporating children's perspectives on topics of health-disease processes that circle political, economic, and social tensions, and the importance of incorporating new ways of producing knowledge through artistic mediums.
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Reed AR. Racialized Space: Children Map the Post-Apartheid Landscape. VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY REVIEW 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/var.12192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sullivan A, Brewis A, Wutich A. Studying Children's Cultural Knowledge and Behaviors Related to Environment, Health, and Food: Methods for Ethnoecological Research with Children. J ETHNOBIOL 2018. [DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-38.2.276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Abigail Sullivan
- Decision Center for a Desert City, Arizona State University, 21 E. 6th St., Tempe, AZ, USA, 85281
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- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
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- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
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Bowles LR. Doing the Snap: Storytelling and Participatory Photography with Women Porters in Ghana. VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY REVIEW 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/var.12129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shankar A. Auteurship and Image-Making: A (Gentle) Critique of the Photovoice Method. VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY REVIEW 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/var.12107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Engaging Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Research Through Participant-Driven Photo-Elicitation Research Technique. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1017/jse.2016.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Participant-driven photo-elicitation, a visual research technique, is commonly used with marginalised and vulnerable groups of individuals. Reflections on the use of this technique are illustrated through a study examining the conceptualisation of student wellbeing from the perspectives of teachers, parents, and students with autism spectrum disorder. Interviews were used to collect data from teachers and parents, while photovoice, a community and participatory action research strategy, was used as a data collection method for students. Although participant-driven photo-elicitation (a component of photovoice) requires much planning, resources, collaboration with teachers, and the flexibility of the researcher, it empowers and engages students with autism spectrum disorder, helps develop social, communication, and self-awareness skills, enables the collection of rich data, and enables the voices of these students to be heard.
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Kingery FP, Naanyu V, Allen W, Patel P. Photovoice in Kenya: Using a Community-Based Participatory Research Method to Identify Health Needs. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2016; 26:92-104. [PMID: 26679942 DOI: 10.1177/1049732315617738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Photovoice, a community-based participatory research method, was utilized to delineate the health-related needs of a small rural community in Kenya. Within the Cherangany Constituency, 13 women were recruited and trained in digital photography and appropriate ethical conduct in photography (respect for privacy, consent, and confidentiality). Both individual and group interviews were conducted with the participants, and data were transcribed and analyzed for common themes by both the participants and the researcher. Common themes present in the photos were coded and prioritized in order of importance: (a) school fees, (b) water, (c) hospital fees, (d) sanitation, (e) orphans, (f) widows, (g) lack of jobs/capital, (h) disabilities, and (i) presence of disease. Data from this study will be utilized for (a) development of culturally competent health education, (b) site-specific education/training of incoming medical teams, and (c) informative meetings with local leaders regarding health and associated challenges.
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- University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Dattatreyan EG. Waiting Subjects: Social Media-Inspired Self-Portraits as Gallery Exhibition in Delhi, India. VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY REVIEW 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/var.12077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Blum-Ross A. “It Made Our Eyes Get Bigger”: Youth Filmmaking and Place-Making in East London. VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY REVIEW 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/var.12007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Johnson GA, Pfister AE, Vindrola-Padros C. Drawings, Photos, and Performances: Using Visual Methods with Children. VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY REVIEW 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-7458.2012.01122.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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