Usefulness of Image Theatre Workshops for Exploring Dilemmas in Diabetes Self-Management Among Adolescents

Autor: Nicole M. C. van Kesteren, Frank Kupper, Heleen A. A. den Besten, Sarah M. Stuijfzand, Louk W. H. Peters
Přispěvatelé: Science Communication
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Kupper, F 2018, ' Usefulness of Image Theatre Workshops for Exploring Dilemmas in Diabetes Self-Management Among Adolescents. ', Global qualitative nursing research, vol. 5, no. Jan-Dec, 2333393618755007 . https://doi.org/10.1177/2333393618755007
Global Qualitative Nursing Research
Global qualitative nursing research, 5(Jan-Dec):2333393618755007. SAGE Publications
Global Qualitative Nursing Research, Vol 5 (2018)
ISSN: 2333-3936
DOI: 10.1177/2333393618755007
Popis: Diabetes treatment involves a demanding self-management regime that is particularly challenging to adolescents. There is a need for qualitative research into the specific contexts in which adolescents attempt to balance self-management demands with the needs and desires of adolescent life. This study investigates the usefulness of image theater, a participatory form of theater using the body as an expressive tool, to articulate these dilemmas in daily life contexts. We performed a qualitative analysis of two image theater workshops with 12- to 18-year-old adolescents living with diabetes. Our results show three areas of application: (a) unraveling the contextual complexity of lived experience, (b) the articulation of implicit understandings and underlying motives, and (c) the playful exploration of new behavior. We conclude that image theater is a promising method, especially with respect to the opportunities of a more contextual and action-oriented understanding of the trade-offs made in self-management provide for diabetes education and counseling.
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