Self-management and Representation of Reality in Photo Stories

• Autores: Jan Sitvast
• Localización: Advances in Nursing Science, ISSN 0161-9268, Vol. 36, Nº. 4, 2013, págs. 336-350
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The aim of study was to investigate whether the process of making photo stories in health care (the photo instrument) matches with requirements of self-motivation in self-management programs. Although training and advice in self-management were absent, the photo instrument shared important elements with self-management: the call upon responsibility, the focus on concrete (visual) details of the life world, and the sharpened awareness of choices to make. Expressing one's views, prolonged reflection, a dialogue, and sharing of the photo stories are components that can be considered building stones for commitment to self-representation of an illness story and a life beyond illness.