Digital storytelling: a tool for health promotion and cancer awareness in rural Alaskan communities
Digital storytelling: a tool for health promotion and cancer awareness in rural Alaskan communities
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DOI：
10.3402/ijch.v74.28781
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发表时间：
2015-01-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Dignan, Mark
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作者：
Cueva, Melany;Kuhnley, Regina;Dignan, Mark
背景。本研究的目的是了解社区成员在观看由社区健康助理/从业者（CHA/P）创建的数字故事后对数字故事的看法。使用定性研究设计，我们探索了数字故事叙述作为健康信息传递工具的受欢迎程度，健康信息浏览者报告了学习情况，如果观看，癌症相关的数字故事有助于增加谈论癌症的舒适度。此外，我们还调查了数字故事是否影响了观众对癌症的看法，以及观看数字故事是否导致了健康行为的改变或改变健康行为的意图。在观看CHA/P数字故事1-5个月后，共有15名成年社区成员参加了30-45分钟的采访。接受采访的大多数观众（13人）是女性，都是阿拉斯加本地人，年龄从25岁到54岁不等，平均年龄为40岁。由于社区规模较小，人口从160人到2639人不等，所有观众都认识故事创作者或知道故事创作者。观众表示，数字故事是一种可接受的、情感上吸引人的方式，可以提高他们对癌症的认识，并开始对话。这些对话通常是反思、洞察以及癌症预防和降低风险活动的跳板。
Background. The purpose of this study was to learn community members' perspectives about digital storytelling after viewing a digital story created by a Community Health Aide/Practitioner (CHA/P).Methods. Using a qualitative research design, we explored digital storytelling likeability as a health-messaging tool, health information viewers reported learning and, if viewing, cancer-related digital stories facilitated increased comfort in talking about cancer. In addition, we enquired if the digital stories affected how viewers felt about cancer, as well as if viewing the digital stories resulted in health behaviour change or intent to change health behaviour.Findings. A total of 15 adult community members participated in a 30-45 minute interview, 1-5 months post-viewing of a CHA/P digital story. The majority (13) of viewers interviewed were female, all were Alaska Native and they ranged in age from 25 to 54 years with the average age being 40 years. Due to the small size of communities, which ranged in population from 160 to 2,639 people, all viewers knew the story creator or knew of the story creator. Viewers reported digital stories as an acceptable, emotionally engaging way to increase their cancer awareness and begin conversations. These conversations often served as a springboard for reflection, insight, and cancer-prevention and risk-reduction activities.