Occupational therapists’ experiences of photo-supported conversations: An intervention in primary health careShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, ISSN 1103-8128, E-ISSN 1651-2014, Vol. 31, no 1, article id 2385041Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Background: The health-promoting intervention BeWell™, which includes photo-supported conversations, is intended for people with stress-related illnesses. Its focus is on improving the individual’s health and well-being by addressing what contributes to well-being from the patient’s own perspective. There is no current knowledge of the experiences of occupational therapists of using BeWell™ in primary health care. It is thus important to gain knowledge of their experiences of using this intervention as part of investigating its feasibility.
Aim: To describe the occupational therapists’ experiences of photo-supported conversations about well-being (BeWell™) with patients diagnosed with stress-related illnesses.
Material and methods: Six occupational therapists, working in primary health care, who had conducted the photo-supported conversations about well-being (BeWell™), were interviewed individually, and one focus group discussion was also conducted. Systematic text condensation was used as the analysis method.
Results: Three main themes with two to three subgroups in each were identified; Discovering well-being through images, Enhancing patient’s own efforts towards well-being, and Contributing to one’s own well-being.
Conclusions and significance: The results provide important knowledge for the continued research work with BeWell™ by investigating how the users of the intervention experienced it.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2024. Vol. 31, no 1, article id 2385041
Keywords [en]
Focus group, photographs, primary health care, qualitative research, stress, systematic text condensation, Adult, Communication, Female, Focus Groups, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy, Photography, Professional-Patient Relations, Stress, Psychological, article, controlled study, conversation, human, knowledge, occupational therapist, physiological stress, special situation for pharmacovigilance, information processing, interpersonal communication, mental stress, procedures, professional-patient relationship, psychology
National Category
Occupational Therapy
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-65846DOI: 10.1080/11038128.2024.2385041ISI: 001284845800001PubMedID: 39101824Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85200513581Local ID: HOA;;965026OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-65846DiVA, id: diva2:1888482
Funder
Region Kronoberg, RK-846931Medical Research Council of Southeast Sweden (FORSS), FORSS-847271, FORSS-8469312024-08-132024-08-132024-08-16Bibliographically approved