Using drawings to explore patients&amp;rsquo; perceptions of their illness: a scoping review

Cheung, Melissa Mei Yin; Saini, Bandana; Smith, Lorraine

doi:10.2147/jmdh.s120300

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“… 25 Previous research has also shown children are able to effectively express their thoughts through their drawings with the use of colour, size, and shapes reflecting emotions, worries and even pain. 16 , 25 , 41 , 42 , 60…”

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Creating a safe space for First Nations youth to share their pain

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MacLeod

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Introduction:Indigenous children and youth may be quiet about the way they express their pain and hurt which is in contrast to how health professionals are trained to assess it.Objectives:The aim was to understand how youth from 4 First Nation communities express pain using narratives and art-based methods to inform culturally appropriate assessment and treatment.Methods:This qualitative investigation used a community-based participatory action methodology to recruit 42 youth between 8 and 17 years of age to share their perspectives of pain using ethnographic techniques including a Talking Circle followed by a painting workshop. Physical pain perspectives were prominent in circle conversations, but emotional pain, overlapping with physical, mental, and spiritual pain perspectives, was more evident through paintings. Art themes include causes of pain and coping strategies, providing a view into the pain and hurt youth may experience. Youth were more comfortable expressing emotional and mental pain through their artwork, not sharing verbally in conversation.Results:Circle sessions and artwork data were themed using the Indigenous Medicine Wheel. Content of the circle conversations centered on physical pain, whereas paintings depicted mainly emotional pain (eg, crying or loneliness; 74% n = 31) with some overlap with physical pain (eg, injuries; 54%), mental pain (eg, coping strategies; 31%), and spiritual pain (eg, cultural symbols; 30%). Common threads included hiding pain, resilience, tribal consciousness, persistent pain, and loneliness.Conclusion:Once a safe space was created for First Nation youth, they provided a complex, culturally based understanding of the pain and coping experience from both an individual and community perspective. These engaging, culturally sensitive research methods provide direction for health providers regarding the importance of creating a safe space for young people to share their perspectives.

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Creating a safe space for First Nations youth to share their pain

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“…Speaking about the strength of this study, we should notice that “seeking participants’ interpretation of their drawings is invaluable as their visual product is highly subjective and can be easily misunderstood from a third perspective” ( Cheung et al, 2016 , p. 641). Three more advantages relate to the feedback from the research participants and triangulation of different data sources, as well as objects and subjects for the data analysis.…”

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Sailing Across the Atlantic: An Exploration of the Psychological Experience Using Arts-Based Research

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The reported study pursues the bidimensional objective, namely, (1) to grasp the essence of the psychological experience of a transatlantic journey and (2) to observe the potential of arts-based research for the enhancement of the well-being of sailors. The sample consisted of three males and one female – Latvian citizens, aged 36–68 years, with higher education and different sailing experience. In the context of a case study grounded on arts-based research methods, the freehand drawings of self-portraits or something important during the day were obtained using individual diaries containing daily reports on the sailing experience. After the journey, individual drawings prompted interviews organized for each participant. The results were triangulated with data from the logbook. In their drawings, participants focused more on the environment rather than on self-representation, that is, telling the story about “here and now” in terms of specific time (journey), place (boat), and their relationship with nature, as well as dealing with problems during the trip. The psychological experience of transoceanic sailing matched the three general dimensions (dynamics, context, and content of experience) of the conceptual framework constructed for this study. The three dimensions of experience were equivalently represented in research data; however, only dynamics and context were fully delineated in all theoretical subcategories. As to the potential of arts-based research for the enhancement of sailors’ well-being, the findings show both direct and indirect evidence concerning their psychological and existential well-being. Further research is still needed to confirm the findings on a broader scale and in other contexts.

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“…Students' sketches can be utilized to better understand the perceptions they hold (Cheung, Saini & Smith, 2016). Sketches by pre-service teachers can reveal dispositions, attitudes and experiences.…”

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Analyzing the Anxiety: Pre-Service Teachers in their Professional Year

Thomas¹

2019

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This study explored the change in perceptions of 16 pre-service teachers enrolled in their professional year. The pre-service teachers were asked to "sketch methods" at the beginning and the end of the semester. Findings show the concept of partaking in the professional year that preservice teachers have before and after experiencing the methods coursework and its required internship. Furthermore, it studies the particulars of the changes that ensued during the methods and internship involvement. Data from the drawings reveal pre-service teachers' perceptions of their professional year. Qualitative analysis suggest the pre-service teachers in this study feel stress and anxiety entering the semester and leave with a sense of accomplishment and pride.

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Using drawings to explore patients’ perceptions of their illness: a scoping review

Cited by 42 publications

References 60 publications

Creating a safe space for First Nations youth to share their pain

Creating a safe space for First Nations youth to share their pain

Sailing Across the Atlantic: An Exploration of the Psychological Experience Using Arts-Based Research

Analyzing the Anxiety: Pre-Service Teachers in their Professional Year

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