title: Self-management and representation of reality in photo stories.
abstract: The aim of study was to investigate whether the process of making photo stories in health care (the photo instrument) matches with requirements of self-motivation in self-management programs. Although training and advice in self-management were absent, the photo instrument shared important elements with self-management: the call upon responsibility, the focus on concrete (visual) details of the life world, and the sharpened awareness of choices to make. Expressing one's views, prolonged reflection, a dialogue, and sharing of the photo stories are components that can be considered building stones for commitment to self-representation of an illness story and a life beyond illness.
authors.affiliation: Hogeschool Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sitvast
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001364:Awareness; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D062525:Narrative Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010781:Photography; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D020377:Self Efficacy