Digital storytelling: a tool for health promotion and cancer awareness in rural Alaskan communities

Cueva, Melany; Kuhnley, Regina; Revels, Laura; Schoenberg, Nancy E.; Dignan, Mark

doi:10.3402/ijch.v74.28781

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“…Similarly, some community-based DST projects strive to use the narrative experience of a person who has survived adversity such as a disease, mental health struggle, or chronic illness as a way to promote health-seeking activities (Cueva, Kuhnley, Revels, Schoenberg, & Dignan, 2015;Mulder & Dull, 2014;Park, Kulbok, Keim-Malpass, Drake, & Kennedy, 2017;Wilson, Hutson, & Wyatt, 2015). These types of DST narrative projects are often linked to theoretical concepts of critical reflection and participatory action and serve both the individual and community simultaneously.…”

Section: Digital Media and Communication Modalitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A narrative review of digital storytelling for social work practice

Chan

Sage

2019

Journal of Social Work Practice

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Digital storytelling (DST), broadly defined, is a storytelling method that is interwoven with digitised images, texts, sounds, and other interactive elements, and it has been increasingly used for social work and healthcare interventions. While the term DST has become more popular, its role in actual social work interventions is not clear. The ambiguity of DST presents a hurdle to further theorisation for social work practice and research. This article aims to provide a narrative review and derive a conceptualisation that is in line with social work's psychotherapeutic and systems orientation. The review has derived a two-layer conceptualisation. In a broad sense, DST can be seen as an umbrella term covering different sorts of storytelling activities that use digital communication media. Practitioners and researchers can adopt a set of parameters for describing and comparing different practice designs. More specifically, DST can be seen as a kind of narrative practice utilising digital communication media. This definition offers a conceptual base for DST, which helps further theorisation and research in social work practice.

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Section: Digital Media and Communication Modalitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A narrative review of digital storytelling for social work practice

Chan

Sage

2019

Journal of Social Work Practice

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“…This approach could serve as a catalyst for tobacco cessation not only among CHA/Ps but among patients/community members. Cueva and colleagues (Cueva et al, 2015) explored 15 AN community members' reactions to a digital story created by a CHA/P on cancer prevention. Participants found the digital story to be an acceptable, emotionally engaging way to increase their cancer awareness and begin challenging conversations with others to activate health promotion.…”

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“…Digital storytelling offered a way for the storyteller and the viewer to envision wellness. Digital stories can be been shared through Facebook and other social media, enhancing the potential intervention reach through social networks (Cueva et al, 2015). …”

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Tobacco use and preferences for wellness programs among health aides and other employees of an Alaska Native Health Corporation in Western Alaska

Patten¹,

Bronars²,

Scott³

et al. 2017

Preventive Medicine Reports

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This study assessed health behaviors and preferences for wellness programs among employees of a worksite serving Alaska Native-people. Village-based Community Health Aides/Practitioners (CHA/Ps) were compared with all other employees on health indicators and program preferences. Using a cross-sectional design, all 1290 employees at the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) in Western Alaska were invited in 2015 to participate in a 30-item online survey. Items assessed health behaviors, perceived stress, resiliency, and preferences for wellness topics and program delivery formats. Respondents (n = 429) were 77% female and 57% Alaska Natives. CHA/Ps (n = 46) were more likely than all other employees (n = 383) to currently use tobacco (59% vs. 36%; p = 0.003). After adjusting for covariates, greater stress levels were associated (p = 0.013) with increased likelihood of tobacco use. Employees reported lower than recommended levels of physical activity; 74% had a Body Mass Index (BMI) indicating overweight or obese. Top preferences for wellness topics were for eating healthy (55%), physical activity (50%), weight loss (49%), reducing stress (49%), and better sleep (41%). CHA/Ps reported greater interest in tobacco cessation than did other employees (37% vs. 21%; p = 0.016). Preferred program delivery format among employees was in-person (51%). The findings are important because tailored wellness programs have not been previously evaluated among employees of worksites serving Alaska Native people. Promoting healthy lifestyles among CHAP/s and other YKHC employees could ultimately have downstream effects on the health of Alaska Native patients and communities.

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“…Traditional Sami knowledge is often orally transmitted knowledge, connected to the belonging and participation in a specific cultural and social context ( 30 ). Storytelling is an ancient practice that has been used by indigenous cultures for thousands of years ( 31 ), which preserve and promote indigenous wisdom, celebrate myriad stories and lived experiences ( 32 ) and teach traditional ecological knowledge needed for survival in Sápmi homeland. Storytelling has a strong foothold inside Sami culture ( 33 ).…”

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Ethical and methodological issues in research with Sami experiencing disability

Melbøe¹,

Hansen²,

Johnsen³

et al. 2016

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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BackgroundA study of disability among the indigenous Sami people in Norway presented a number of ethical and methodological challenges rarely addressed in the literature.ObjectivesThe main study was designed to examine and understand the everyday life, transitions between life stages and democratic participation of Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability. Hence, the purpose of this article is to increase the understanding of possible ethical and methodological issues in research within this field. The article describes and discusses ethical and methodological issues that arose when conducting our study and identifies some strategies for addressing issues like these.MethodsThe ethical and methodological issues addressed in the article are based on a qualitative study among indigenous Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability. The data in this study were collected through 31 semi-structured in-depth interviews with altogether 24 Sami people experiencing disability and 13 next of kin of Sami people experiencing disability (8 mothers, 2 fathers, 2 sister and 1 guardian).Findings and discussionThe researchers identified 4 main areas of ethical and methodological issues. We present these issues chronologically as they emerged in the research process: 1) concept of knowledge when designing the study, 2) gaining access, 3) data collection and 4) analysis and accountability.ConclusionThe knowledge generated from this study has the potential to benefit future health research, specifically of Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability, as well as health research concerning indigenous people in general, providing scientific-based insight into important ethical and methodological issues in research with indigenous people experiencing disability.

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Digital storytelling: a tool for health promotion and cancer awareness in rural Alaskan communities

Cited by 49 publications

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A narrative review of digital storytelling for social work practice

A narrative review of digital storytelling for social work practice

Tobacco use and preferences for wellness programs among health aides and other employees of an Alaska Native Health Corporation in Western Alaska

Ethical and methodological issues in research with Sami experiencing disability

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