47 Hear our voice: a photo-elicitation study to explore the social participation of people with mild to moderate intellectual disability
BackgroundPeople with intellectual disability are thought to be more socially isolated and lonely than the general population and this has important potential implications for mental health, quality of life and possibly future cognition. There is little knowledge of the barriers to and facilitators...
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| Published in: | BMJ open Vol. 14; no. Suppl 1; pp. A17 - A18 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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London
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
01.03.2024
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| ISSN: | 2044-6055, 2044-6055 |
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| Summary: | BackgroundPeople with intellectual disability are thought to be more socially isolated and lonely than the general population and this has important potential implications for mental health, quality of life and possibly future cognition. There is little knowledge of the barriers to and facilitators of social participation in this group, meaning uncertainty about how to support people with intellectual disability to increase social participation.AimWe aimed to use photo-elicitation interviews to obtain people with mild to moderate intellectual disability’s views about their social participation, and the barriers and facilitators to this.MethodsWe recruited people with mild to moderate intellectual disability, aged over 50, living in London, with mental capacity to consent to participation. All participants were loaned a digital camera and had at least 2 weeks to take photos of important aspects of their social participation. We then conducted semi-structured interviews using the photos as stimuli. Qualitative interview data and carers’ notes were integrated in a thematic analysis.ResultsThis study has to date recruited 10 participants. We found they typically took photos of social activities organised by charities, most of them tended to go out with professional carers and to places close to their homes where they know certain people. Themes emerging from interviews about barriers to social participation include, worries about safety, lack of confidence, needing support to go out, not trusting people without intellectual disability, and requiring support to find public facilities. All participants gave positive feedback about the photo elicitation process.ConclusionWe identified key barriers and facilitators to social participation in people with intellectual disability which can inform future interventions. Photo elicitation was an acceptable method to inform qualitative interviews in this population. We will continue to recruit participants to the study, aiming for sample size 15-20, until we reach theoretical sufficiency. |
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| Bibliography: | UCL’s Qualitative Health Research Network Conference Abstracts 2024 ObjectType-Conference Proceeding-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 14 |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 2044-6055 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-UCL-QHRN2024.47 |