TY - JOUR
T1 - The Pictor Technique
T2 - A Method for Exploring the Experience of Collaborative Working
AU - King, Nigel
AU - Bravington, Alison
AU - Brooks, Joanna
AU - Hardy, Beth
AU - Melvin, Jane
AU - Wilde, David
PY - 2013/8/1
Y1 - 2013/8/1
N2 - Collaborative working is a crucial part of contemporary health and social care. Researching the experiences of those involved - as professionals, patients, or carers - is challenging, given the complexity of many cases and the taken-for-granted nature of roles and identities in relation to it. In this article we introduce the Pictor technique for exploring experiences of collaborative working. This is a visual technique in which participants construct a representation of roles and relationships in a particular case using arrow-shaped adhesive notes or cards. The chart so produced helps the participant tell the story of his or her experience and serves as a focus for further exploration with the researcher. We describe the background to Pictor and illustrate its use with professionals, patients, and carers, drawing on recent and current research. We examine how Pictor relates to other visual methods, and conclude by considering how the technique might be developed in the future.
AB - Collaborative working is a crucial part of contemporary health and social care. Researching the experiences of those involved - as professionals, patients, or carers - is challenging, given the complexity of many cases and the taken-for-granted nature of roles and identities in relation to it. In this article we introduce the Pictor technique for exploring experiences of collaborative working. This is a visual technique in which participants construct a representation of roles and relationships in a particular case using arrow-shaped adhesive notes or cards. The chart so produced helps the participant tell the story of his or her experience and serves as a focus for further exploration with the researcher. We describe the background to Pictor and illustrate its use with professionals, patients, and carers, drawing on recent and current research. We examine how Pictor relates to other visual methods, and conclude by considering how the technique might be developed in the future.
KW - End-of-life issues
KW - Health care professionals
KW - Health care, interprofessional
KW - Health care, teamwork
KW - Interviews, semistructured
KW - Nursing
KW - Palliative care
KW - Qualitative analysis
KW - Relationships, health care
KW - Research, qualitative
KW - Visual methods
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84880089066&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1049732313495326
DO - 10.1177/1049732313495326
M3 - Article
C2 - 23774630
AN - SCOPUS:84880089066
VL - 23
SP - 1138
EP - 1152
JO - Qualitative Health Research
JF - Qualitative Health Research
SN - 1049-7323
IS - 8
ER -