Where were you during the Queen’s visit? Using photographs to facilitate collective storytelling, resident identity and positive care relationships in aged care

Tricia King; Evonne Miller

doi:10.1111/ajag.12979

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Where were you during the Queen’s visit? Using photographs to facilitate collective storytelling, resident identity and positive care relationships in aged care

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Where were you during the Queen’s visit? Using photographs to facilitate collective storytelling, resident identity and positive care relationships in aged care

Tricia King and Evonne Miller

Australasian Journal on Ageing, Vol.40(3), pp.e269-e272

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12979

PMID: 34273233

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Abstract

Lens-based Practice

The Creative Arts (incl. Graphics and Craft)

Communication

aged

assisted living facilities

narrative

quality of health care

Objectives: This paper explores the potential of photographs as a tool to facilitate storytelling, reminiscence and social connections for older residents living in residential aged care and caregiving staff. Methods: Fourteen residents and three staff attended two sessions in which residents brought and shared personal photographs. Narrative enquiry was used to elicit individual and collective stories. Results: Narrative analysis of residents’ selected photographs overwhelmingly showed a younger self (n = 6), highlighting relationships (n = 6) and achievements (n = 6). Sharing images with other residents and staff enhanced new connections and personal communications. Conclusion: This research highlights the communicative value of photographs in aged care. Residents were able to reflect upon shared personal and global events—from the role of pets in their lives to public events such as the Queen's visit to Australia—and through discussion build a collective shared narrative. This enabled new connections and sharing of stories between staff and residents.

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Title: Where were you during the Queen’s visit? Using photographs to facilitate collective storytelling, resident identity and positive care relationships in aged care
Authors: Tricia King (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Business and Creative Industries
Evonne Miller (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Australasian Journal on Ageing, Vol.40(3), pp.e269-e272; 4
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12979
ISSN: 1741-6612
PMID: 34273233
Grant note: Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99551806102621
Output Type: Journal article

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