University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing and Health Sciences, 3900 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75799, USA.
Qual Health Res. 2010 May;20(5):644-53. doi: 10.1177/1049732310361894. Epub 2010 Feb 12.
As health researchers, our training is more literary than visual. We are only beginning to learn about the value of photography as a qualitative data collection method. In this article we describe a project utilizing focus groups and photovoice, sequentially, to gather information about health-related conditions in rural Guatemala. In the first phase, the perceptions of a group of comadronas (birth attendants) were elicited using traditional focus group methodology. In the second phase, conducted several months later, the photovoice method was utilized. During this phase, the same participants viewed and responded to photographs taken during the intervening period by some of the phase-one participants. The findings from this two-phase approach support those from other studies that suggest that photovoice provides more in-depth data and the potential for bringing out additional information that might not emerge during traditional interviews or focus group discussions.
作为健康研究人员，我们的培训更注重文学性而非视觉性。我们才刚刚开始了解摄影作为一种定性数据收集方法的价值。在本文中，我们描述了一个利用焦点小组和影像声音（photovoice）依次收集危地马拉农村地区与健康相关条件信息的项目。在第一阶段，使用传统的焦点小组方法引出了一组 comadronas（接生婆）的看法。在第二阶段，即几个月后进行，利用了影像声音方法。在这一阶段，同一组参与者观看并回应了第一阶段的一些参与者在间隔期间拍摄的照片。这种两阶段方法的结果支持了其他研究的结果，表明影像声音提供了更深入的数据，并有可能引出在传统访谈或焦点小组讨论中可能不会出现的额外信息。
