Consideration of methodological issues when using photo-elicitation in qualitative research.

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Church, S. and Quilter, J. (2021). Consideration of methodological issues when using photo-elicitation in qualitative research. Nurse Researcher. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2021.e1729

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Authors	Church, S. and Quilter, J.
Abstract	The use of photo-elicitation interviews (PEIs) has increased in popularity across a range of disciplines including healthcare. Although qualitative researchers have embraced PEIs as a creative way to explore people's experiences of their lives and environments, the methodological and practical aspects of using photographs have received little attention in the literature. To discuss the use of PEI techniques, including sourcing and using photographs. The authors discuss definitions of photo-elicitation, and explore the value of and difference between using photographs taken by the researcher and those taken by participants. They consider methodological issues in the context of a small-scale focus group study that used PEIs to explore young women's conceptualisations of teenage and older motherhood. Using photographs in research is far more complex than providing participants with cameras or presenting them with photographs. Researchers must be aware of the potential bias in the choice, selection and sequencing of photographs, as well as the methodological considerations associated with PEIs. for practice This article highlights the value of using photographs in qualitative research and presents some of the methodological issues that nurse researchers need to consider when designing and conducting research using photographs. [Abstract copyright: © 2021 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.]
Keywords	data collection; interviews; qualitative research; research; research method
Year	2021
Journal	Nurse Researcher
Publisher	RCN Publishing (RCNi)
ISSN	2047-8992
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2021.e1729
Online	11 Feb 2021
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Deposited	21 Dec 2020
Accepted	29 Oct 2020
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