title: A scoping review of the Photovoice method: implications for occupational therapy research.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Photovoice is a participatory action research method combining photography and group work to give people an opportunity to record and reflect on their daily lives.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To review the use of Photovoice in health research and consider the implications for occupational therapy research.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature review, guided by a scoping framework, reveals the purposes, rationales and populations with whom Photovoice has been used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From 351 documents retrieved, 191 original studies were surveyed; 68% were peer-reviewed. The majority of studies (76%) occurred within the public health domain and a smaller percentage (24%) with individuals experiencing a specific illness and/or disability, with very few (2%) documented in the occupational therapy literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Photovoice provides a useful framework to apply a participant-centred research approach on occupational participation. It is important to consider and further examine ethical and methodological issues related to stigma, physical and cognitive capacities, mobility and technical accessibility related to using this method.
authors: Rehabilitation Sciences Program, University of British Columbia, T-325, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 2B5. lalsha@interchange.ubc.ca
authors: Shalini
authors: S
authors: Lal
authors: Tal
authors: T
authors: Jarus
authors: Melinda J
authors: MJ
authors: Suto
mesh_terms: D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D010781:Photography; D012107:Research Design