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Collage-based graphic elicitation method for capturing the lived experiences of veterans with Gulf War illness
Life sciences (1973), v 284, 119656
01 Nov 2021
PMID: 34043995
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Abstract
Graphic elicitation is an emergent data gathering approach in qualitative research. An overview of the development and application of a collage based graphic elicitation method in gaining greater understanding about the experience of Gulf War Illness (GWI) is presented in this paper. The unique contributions of this method are also discussed.
Fourteen veterans with GWI were interviewed and then invited to represent their experiences in a visual format through a collage graphic elicitation task. Interviews and collage artworks were coded and compared to both verbal and art responses during the graphic elicitation process.
Comparison of the content in the interview responses and collage artwork indicates that the graphic elicitation process resulted in three distinct responses: (1) Synthesis and confirmation of content articulated in the interviews, (2) focus on salient aspects of living with GWI, and (3) revealing previously unarticulated experiences.
This work demonstrates the unique contributions of collage graphic elicitation, including allowing for spontaneity, metaphorical thinking, enriching verbal explication, and uncovering lived experiences and new affective responses. The sample size was too small to make any generalizations, and more research is needed to further validate these initial findings.
• Collage elicitation informed by art therapy as a data gathering approach in qualitative research is presented
• Collage elicitation method was used with 14 veterans to understand Gulf War Illness experience
• Collage facilitated: Synthesis of content; focus on salient aspects; and revealed previously unarticulated experiences
• Collage allows for spontaneity, metaphorical thinking, uncovering lived experiences, and new affective responses
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- Title
- Collage-based graphic elicitation method for capturing the lived experiences of veterans with Gulf War illness
- Creators
- Bani Malhotra - Drexel UniversityRebekka Dieterich-Hartwell - Drexel UniversityBryann DeBeer - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusChristina Burns - ArcherGirija Kaimal - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Life sciences (1973), v 284, 119656
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000702821800005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85113938513
- Other Identifier
- 991019167960504721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Medicine, Research & Experimental
- Pharmacology & Pharmacy