Understanding health disparities for individuals with intellectual disability using photovoice

Using photovoice with people with intellectual disability to illuminate definitions of health and factors influencing participation in health promotion

“…In addition, research partners were responsible for preserving confidentiality of participants in the community and obtaining informed consent from anyone who a participant requested to appear in a photograph. A more comprehensive presentation of the use and adaptation of the photovoice method for this study is described in (St. John et al, 2019).…”

“…However, previous studies have yet to fully capture access to and participation in health‐promoting activities for people with intellectual disability. St. John et al (2019) presented a preliminary analysis of the current study to demonstrate the feasibility of using photovoice to explore definitions and understandings of health for people with intellectual disability. In addition, the preliminary analysis revealed that the use of photographic data added depth and complexity to participant descriptions of health in comparison with narrative descriptions alone (St. John et al, 2019).…”

“…However, previous studies have yet to fully capture access to and participation in health-promoting activities for people with intellectual disability. St. John et al (2019) presented a preliminary analysis of the current study to demonstrate the feasibility of using photovoice to explore definitions and understandings of health for people with intellectual disability.…”

“…John et al (2019) presented a preliminary analysis of the current study to demonstrate the feasibility of using photovoice to explore definitions and understandings of health for people with intellectual disability. In addition, the preliminary analysis revealed that the use of photographic data added depth and complexity to participant descriptions of health in comparison with narrative descriptions alone (St. John et al, 2019). Heffron et al (2018) demonstrated that photovoice can be used to effectively illuminate the barriers to community participation experienced for adults with intellectual disability.…”

Go Zika Go: A Feasibility Protocol of a Modified Ride-on Car Intervention for Children with Congenital Zika Syndrome in Brazil

“…Qualitative data will be collected using the photovoice method and focus groups. Photovoice is a participatory action-research modality that uses photographs to express individuals' experiences during their daily realities [23].…”