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Dialogue in the narrative process.

Medical Humanities

|May 16, 2013

Summary

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This research explores the impact of illness narratives on self-perception, using a story to highlight the dialogue within the research relationship between a scholar and a patient undergoing kidney failure and heart failure treatments.

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Area of Science:

Medical Humanities
Qualitative Research
Narrative Inquiry

Background:

Illness and surgery significantly shape individuals' self-perception and life narratives.
Understanding the patient-researcher dynamic is crucial in qualitative health research.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the concept of "dialogue" within the research relationship.
To examine the interplay between autobiographical research roots and patient experiences of serious illness.

Main Methods:

Utilizes a narrative-based approach, centered around a story titled "Shoes, butterflies and devils."
Employs arts-based educational research methods.
Includes a discussion of conceptual aspects of dialogue.

Main Results:

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The story illustrates the complex relationship between the researcher's personal narrative and the patient's experience of kidney failure, dialysis, transplant, and heart failure.
Highlights the significance of dialogue in bridging personal and clinical narratives.

Conclusions:

Dialogue is a key element in understanding the impact of illness narratives on self and life story.
Arts-based methods can effectively portray the nuances of the research relationship in health contexts.