Open AccessPicturing Leisure: Using Photovoice to Understand the Experience of Leisure and Dementia
Author(s) -
M. Rebecca Genoe,
Sherry L. Dupuis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2013.1545
Subject(s) - photovoice , dementia , psychology , forgetting , context (archaeology) , qualitative research , meaning (existential) , photo elicitation , participant observation , psychotherapist , sociology , medicine , cognitive psychology , disease , social science , visual arts , paleontology , biology , art , pathology , anthropology
Interviews and participant observation are commonly used to explore the experience of dementia, yet may not adequately capture perspectives of persons with dementia as communication changes. We used photovoice (i.e., using cameras in qualitative research) along with interviews and participant observation to explore meanings of leisure for persons with dementia. We discuss our photovoice process and the challenges we encountered, including ethical concerns, difficulty using the equipment, forgetting the context of photos, and questioning self. Despite challenges, photovoice aided in cuing memory, planning for the interview, sharing stories, and capturing meaning. We recommend further exploration of photovoice with this population.