Researching surviving cancer and sexuality using visual methods: a reflection on research rationale and negotiating ethical issues

Hammond, Natalie; Cheeseman, Matthew; Chantry, Andrew D.; Guo, Pengcheng

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“…This is consistent with results from a systematic review of the role of pictures in improving communication, which showed that the use of drawings, especially when they are closely linked to related verbal messages, is associated with higher attention to and recall of health education materials, compared with text alone [ 14 ]. Drawings have also proved to be an effective tool for facilitating critical reflection and dialogue around sensitive health issues [ 15 ], for instance, sexual dysfunction in cancer [ 19 ].…”

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DrawingOut – An innovative drawing workshop method to support the generation and dissemination of research findings

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A growing body of literature has explored the potential for arts-based methods to generate and disseminate research, particularly on sensitive or complex topics. This article presents DrawingOut, a metaphor-centred drawing workshop designed to collect visual and textual data about individuals’ experiences of sensitive or taboo health experiences. The visual data, consisting of the artwork produced by participants, and the textual data, all conversations and discussions occurring during the workshop, can also be used to create engaging outputs for dissemination. We piloted DrawingOut in a study of nine women with a minority ethnic or religious background in Cardiff, UK. The women were invited to participate in a series of structured drawing activities. The conversations occurring during the workshop were recorded and then subjected to thematic analysis. Results showed that women’s views and experiences could be grouped in eight major themes covering their wellbeing, relationship with others, and healthcare views and experiences. We produced an A5 16-page booklet that presents the pilot study results, illustrated with participants’ own drawings and quotes, which was disseminated among participants, their community and other relevant stakeholders. This pilot study supports the view that healthcare actors can use the DrawingOut method to engage people to talk about sensitive health topics, while simultaneously providing them with an enjoyable and empowering research experience. In our pilot study the DrawingOut was successful in eliciting rich visual and textual data that captures a diversity of views and experiences, with the added benefit that these can be used to produce engaging outputs for dissemination.

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DrawingOut – An innovative drawing workshop method to support the generation and dissemination of research findings

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Disrupted biographies and gendered identities: A qualitative study exploring sexuality and blood cancer

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European Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Designing play for dark times

Yamada‐Rice

2017

Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

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This article reports on a knowledge-exchange network project that had the core aim of informing the development of a video game for hospitalized children. In order to do this, it brought together hospital play specialists, academics and representatives from the digital games industry to co-produce knowledge that could be used in the future production of such a product. The project came about in relation to having identified a lack of research about and actual physical-digital games designed specifically for children living in adverse (‘dark’) times. This is despite the fact that there is a substantial body of research that has shown how play is beneficial for helping children make sense of what is happening to them, and thus results in better mental, emotional and physical well-being. The article describes a selection of the knowledge-exchange presentations and activities that were used throughout the project. Specifically, these activities used art-and-design-based methods as a means of knowing through making. The methods are discussed in relation to how they generated knowledge that responded to the objectives of the project. These were, firstly, to allow children to express emotions about their illness and/or being in hospital; secondly, to offer information on the hospital experience; and, finally, to develop a design that could cross physical and digital platforms with a space for open-ended child-directed play. As the overarching intention of the project was to generate knowledge across the stakeholders, the project ended by materializing the core findings from the project into a paper prototype of a game on which a hypothetical digital-physical version could be based.

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Researching surviving cancer and sexuality using visual methods: a reflection on research rationale and negotiating ethical issues

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

DrawingOut – An innovative drawing workshop method to support the generation and dissemination of research findings

DrawingOut – An innovative drawing workshop method to support the generation and dissemination of research findings

Disrupted biographies and gendered identities: A qualitative study exploring sexuality and blood cancer

Designing play for dark times

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