Usefulness of Image Theater Workshops for Exploring Dilemmas in Diabetes Self-Management Among Adolescents
| Autor: | Frank Kupper, Louk W. H. Peters, Sarah M. Stuijfzand, Heleen A. A. den Besten, Nicole M. C. van Kesteren |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Global Qualitative Nursing Research, Vol 5 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2333-3936 23333936 |
| 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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