Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, Canada.
PLoS One. 2024 Sep 6;19(9):e0308165. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308165. eCollection 2024.
People with lived experience of a health issue can be engaged in research to address issues related to social justice, informing change through partnerships and an understanding of community perspectives and needs. Although photovoice has been applied to various disciplines and topics across the health sciences, the concrete design of the photovoice process and participants' experience of engaging in photovoice is not always well documented or understood.
This paper describes youth participants' experiences and perspectives with a youth-led photovoice design process on a study regarding COVID-19 vaccine confidence.
The sample consisted of 27 youth aged 14-24 who reported experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges [MHSU] during the COVID-19 pandemic and some degree of COVID-19 vaccine confidence. Youth participated in a series of photography workshops, then each attended one of the six focus groups about both the topic and experience of the photovoice project.
Four themes were constructed from the data: 1) Participating in a photovoice project was an enjoyable experience that had a positive effect on participants; 2) Shared group experiences contributed to building a safe space for participants; 3) Photography and the photovoice process served as a catalyst for reflection; 4) Photovoice shifted participants' perspectives on both the COVID-19 vaccine and photography.
This project, a youth-engaged and youth-led photovoice study, describes how the photovoice methodology can be applied in a public health context to meaningfully involve young people and impact their lives. By involving youth in the co-construction of the study design and implementation, photovoice research can represent positive and empowering experiences for participants. Bringing together a diverse and multifaceted lived experience engagement research team structure strengthened the design, delivery, analysis, and interpretation of the project.
有健康问题生活经历的人可以参与研究，解决与社会正义相关的问题，通过合作伙伴关系以及对社区观点和需求的理解来推动变革。尽管摄影展已应用于健康科学的各个学科和主题，但摄影展过程的具体设计以及参与者参与摄影展的体验并不总是记录得很好或得到很好的理解。
本文描述了青年参与者在一项关于 COVID-19 疫苗信心的研究中，对青年主导的摄影展设计过程的体验和观点。
该样本由 27 名年龄在 14-24 岁之间的青年组成，他们报告在 COVID-19 大流行期间经历过心理健康和/或药物使用挑战[MHSU]，并且对 COVID-19 疫苗有一定程度的信心。青年参加了一系列摄影工作坊，然后每人参加了六个关于主题和摄影展项目体验的焦点小组之一。
从数据中构建了四个主题：1）参与摄影展项目是一种愉快的体验，对参与者有积极的影响；2）共享的小组经验有助于为参与者营造一个安全的空间；3）摄影和摄影展过程起到了促进反思的作用；4）摄影展改变了参与者对 COVID-19 疫苗和摄影的看法。
这个项目是一个青年参与和青年主导的摄影展研究，描述了如何在公共卫生背景下应用摄影展方法，有意义地让年轻人参与进来并影响他们的生活。通过让年轻人共同参与研究设计和实施，摄影展研究可以为参与者带来积极和赋权的体验。一个多样化和多方面的生活经历参与研究团队结构加强了项目的设计、交付、分析和解释。
