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Embodying heart disease through drawings.

Marilys Guillemin1

  • 1Centre for the Study of Health and Society, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia. m.guillemin@unimelb.edu.au

Health (London, England : 1997)
|April 8, 2004
PubMed
Summary

This study explored how mid-aged Australian women with heart disease perceive their condition through drawings. Findings reveal women conceptualize heart disease centrally, within their bodies, and as a social issue.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Heart disease is a significant health concern for women.
  • Understanding women's lived experiences of heart disease is crucial for effective healthcare.
  • Existing research often lacks focus on subjective patient perspectives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how women with self-reported heart disease experience and understand their condition.
  • To analyze the visual representations of heart disease created by women.
  • To investigate the embodied and social dimensions of women's understanding of heart disease.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study involving 32 women aged 49-54 with self-reported heart disease.
  • Data collection through individual interviews and participant-created drawings of their heart disease.
  • Thematic analysis of drawings to identify key themes in understanding illness.

Main Results:

  • Drawings clustered into three main themes: the heart as central, the heart within the lived body, and heart disease as a social illness.
  • Visual representations highlighted the personal and embodied nature of heart disease experience.
  • Analysis revealed drawings as both products and processes of embodied knowledge production.

Conclusions:

  • Drawing is an effective method for exploring women's subjective understanding of heart disease.
  • Women's conceptualizations of heart disease integrate physical, personal, and social aspects.
  • This study offers insights into the embodied and social illness experience in mid-aged women.

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