Occupational therapists’ experiences of photo-supported conversations – An intervention in primary health care

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....

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Main Authors: Joanna Nordstrand, A. Birgitta Gunnarsson, Petra Wagman, Ulrica Hörberg, Kristina Holmgren
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/11038128.2024.2385041
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author Joanna Nordstrand
A. Birgitta Gunnarsson
Petra Wagman
Ulrica Hörberg
Kristina Holmgren
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-7de4b84309974d00b2f05a20d18040932025-01-24T17:53:19ZengTaylor & Francis GroupScandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy1103-81281651-20142024-12-0131110.1080/11038128.2024.2385041Occupational therapists’ experiences of photo-supported conversations – An intervention in primary health careJoanna Nordstrand0A. Birgitta Gunnarsson1Petra Wagman2Ulrica Hörberg3Kristina Holmgren4Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Rehabilitation, Jönköping University, Jönköping, SwedenDepartment of Health and Caring Science, Linnaeus University, Växjö, SwedenDepartment of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, SwedenBackground 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.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/11038128.2024.2385041Focus groupphotographsprimary health carestressqualitative researchsystematic text condensation
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Occupational therapists’ experiences of photo-supported conversations – An intervention in primary health care
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Focus group
photographs
primary health care
stress
qualitative research
systematic text condensation
title Occupational therapists’ experiences of photo-supported conversations – An intervention in primary health care
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title_short Occupational therapists’ experiences of photo-supported conversations – An intervention in primary health care
title_sort occupational therapists experiences of photo supported conversations an intervention in primary health care
topic Focus group
photographs
primary health care
stress
qualitative research
systematic text condensation
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