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Using photographs to capture women's experiences of chemotherapy: Reflecting on the method

Frith, Hannah; Harcourt, Diana

Authors

Hannah Frith

Diana Harcourt Diana2.Harcourt@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Appearance Research



Abstract

This article examines the value of using the photo-elicitation method for generating health-related narratives. Drawing on research in which women kept a photographic record of their experiences of chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer, this research explored how this method (a) produced elaborate accounts of illness experiences through an exploration of the process of representing experiences and through an interrogation of the images themselves; (b) allowed an opportunity to capture experiences over time and a way of capturing the past, which can then be reexplored from the present; (c) enabled patients to retain control over their images of themselves and how they choose to represent their experiences; and (d) provided a window into the private, everyday experiences of patients away from a health care setting. © Sage Publications, Inc. 2007.

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 1, 2007
Journal Qualitative Health Research
Print ISSN 1049-7323
Electronic ISSN 1552-7557
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 17
Issue 10
Pages 1340-1350
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732307308949
Keywords photography, chemotherapy, breast cancer, cancer, psychosocial aspects, interviews, qualitative methods, reflection, method, women, body image, visible difference
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1023679
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732307308949