Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
University of Texas Health Science Center, Cizik School of Nursing, Department of Research, Houston, Texas, USA.
Public Health Nurs. 2022 Jan;39(1):336-343. doi: 10.1111/phn.12989. Epub 2021 Oct 11.
Photo-elicitation is a research method in which participants use visual images (e.g., photographs) to convey their experiences. It is a useful method for public health nurses to research complex topics among vulnerable populations. This article focuses on the granular details of one research team's implementation of photo-elicitation to study food insecurity among low-income veterans raising children. They detail three sessions with participants during which they: (1) described the process of photo-elicitation; (2) completed photo-guided interviews; and (3) sought participant input through member checking. The article also includes reflections on their experiences as researchers implementing the photo-elicitation process. Among their insights was an appreciation for the range of emotions participants experienced as they shared their narratives. These emotions and the associated photos contributed to the rich data generated from the interviews. The researchers used the images and participant captions generated through photo-elicitation to raise awareness of and build empathy for the challenges and situations veterans who are food insecure experience. In this way, photo-elicitation may be used as an advocacy tool to capture the attention of policymakers and other key stakeholders.
照片诱发是一种研究方法，参与者使用视觉图像（例如照片）来传达他们的经验。对于公共卫生护士来说，这是一种研究弱势群体中复杂主题的有用方法。本文重点介绍了一个研究小组实施照片诱发研究低收入退伍军人抚养子女时的粮食不安全情况的具体细节。他们详细介绍了参与者参加的三个会议，在这些会议中：（1）描述照片诱发过程；（2）完成照片引导的访谈；（3）通过成员检查寻求参与者的投入。本文还包括对他们作为实施照片诱发过程的研究人员的经验的反思。他们的见解之一是，参与者在分享他们的叙述时所经历的一系列情绪。这些情绪和相关照片为访谈产生的丰富数据做出了贡献。研究人员使用照片诱发产生的图像和参与者说明来提高对粮食不安全退伍军人所面临的挑战和情况的认识，并建立同理心。通过这种方式，照片诱发可以用作宣传工具，引起政策制定者和其他利益相关者的关注。
