title: Creating an Ethnodrama to Catalyze Dialogue in Home-Based Dementia Care.
abstract: This article describes the development of a theater script derived from a critical ethnographic study that followed people living with dementia--and their family and professional caregivers--over an 18-month period. Analysis of the ethnographic data yielded four themes that characterized home-based dementia care relationships: managing care resources, making care decisions, evaluating care practices, and reifying care norms. The research team expanded to include a colleague with playwright experience, who used these themes to write a script. A theater director was included to cast and direct the play, and finally, a videography company filmed the actors on a realistic set. To contribute to the qualitative health research and the research-based theater knowledge translation literatures, this article describes and explains the creative decisions taken as part of our effort to disseminate research focused on home-based dementia care in a way that catalyzes and fosters critical (actionable) dialogue.
authors.affiliation: Western University, London, Ontario, Canada mark.speechley@schulich.uwo.ca.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Speechley
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Ryan T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: DeForge
authors.affiliation: Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ward-Griffin
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Marlatt
authors.affiliation: Western University, London, Ontario, Canada St. Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gutmanis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural / Q000379:methods*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D004324:Drama; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D036301:Qualitative Research; D014741:Video Recording
keywords: Canada; art; caregiving; critical methods; dementia; ethnography; knowledge transfer; older people; relationships, health care; research, dissemination, and utilization; research, qualitative