Imagining adherence: body mapping research with HIV-positive men and women in Canada

Mapas corporais narrados: estudo de caso sobre cuidado e viver de mulheres com HIV

RESUMO O objetivo do estudo foi compreender o viver e o cuidado em saúde de mulheres vivendo com HIV/Aids identificando potencialidades e desafios, compreendendo os efeitos sobre o viver com HIV/Aids no cotidiano dessas mulheres e as relações com a rede de atenção à saúde no município de Porto Alegre. O município tem taxas de detecção para o HIV/Aids seis vezes maiores que as taxas nacionais e, em 2019, atingiu 17,6 casos/mil nascidos vivos. Foi realizado estudo exploratório descritivo, do tipo estudo de caso, e a produção de dados utilizou a construção de mapa corporal narrado. Participaram quatro mulheres com diagnóstico confirmado de HIV/Aids, vinculadas a a uma unidade de saúde do município de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Os mapas corporais e as narrativas permitiram conhecer um universo povoado por estigma, preconceito, medos e inseguranças. A produção do cuidado em saúde para as mulheres vivendo com HIV/Aids exige a participação de diferentes campos do saber, de ampla e planejada atuação dos profissionais; portanto, é fundamental a construção de itinerários de cuidado que atendam às demandas dessas pessoas de forma humanizada e acolhedora, também por meio de políticas públicas que fortaleçam a rede de atenção à saúde para o enfrentamento do estigma e preconceito.

Body Mapping in a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program: Eliciting New Identity and Experience

Arts-based approaches have not been widely used in the drug and alcohol treatment sector. In this study, we examined the utility of the arts-based method of Body Mapping in an Australian residential treatment centre. Two workshops were held to explore young people’s strengths and support networks in order to improve understandings of young people’s lives, identities and experiences of treatment. Semi-structured follow-up interviews were conducted and triangulated with observational notes and staff interviews. We identified four major themes: engaging through art; removing the mask; revealing strengths; and a sense of achievement. Overall, this study highlighted the value of Body Mapping as an approach to engage with young people, providing rich in-depth data about their lived experiences, including in the alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment context.

Mapping the Drugged Body: Telling Different Kinds of Drug-using Stories

Drugged bodies are commonly depicted as passive, suffering and abject, which makes it hard for them to be known in other ways. Wanting to get closer to these alternative bodies and their resourcefulness for living, I turned to body-mapping as an inventive method for telling different kinds of drug-using stories. Drawing on a research project with people who inject heroin and crack cocaine in London, UK, I employed body-mapping as a way of studying drugged bodies in their relation to others, human and non-human, in the injecting event. I invited participants to draw their bodies in describing these otherwise hard-to-articulate experiences. Following Donna Haraway, I conceptualise body-mapping as a more-than-human mode of storytelling where different kinds of bodies can be known. Here, I look at three such bodies - sensing-bodies, temporal-bodies and environment-bodies - and argue that it is through being able to respond to such bodies that more hospitable ways of living with drugs can become possible.

Body-map storytelling: research experience report with theoretical contribution of Bourdieu

Abstract Objective: To analyze the use of the body map storytelling method sustained by Bourdieu's critical theory. Method: We present the basis of the method and describe our application experience on research about bodily practices in the health promotion field. Results: The 18 participants shared their experiences starting from the design of the body and the inclusion of artistic elements. Based on the discussion of body and health it was possible to relate bodily practices to life conditions, and the social context of participants. Data suggest that the body manipulation legitimate the agents' bodies for conformation and social acceptance. The different hexis elaborate the bridge between the body and social conditions. Conclusion and implications for practice: The realization of the body map storytelling with Bourdieu's theory contribution allows the comprehension of sociological contents, essential to nursing and health research.

Body Mapping as a Youth Sexual Health Intervention and Data Collection Tool

In this article, we describe and evaluate body mapping as (a) an arts-based activity within Fostering Open eXpression Among Youth (FOXY), an educational intervention targeting Northwest Territories (NWT) youth, and (b) a research data collection tool. Data included individual interviews with 41 female participants (aged 13-17 years) who attended FOXY body mapping workshops in six communities in 2013, field notes taken by the researcher during the workshops and interviews, and written reflections from seven FOXY facilitators on the body mapping process (from 2013 to 2016). Thematic analysis explored the utility of body mapping using a developmental evaluation methodology. The results show body mapping is an intervention tool that supports and encourages participant self-reflection, introspection, personal connectedness, and processing difficult emotions. Body mapping is also a data collection catalyst that enables trust and youth voice in research, reduces verbal communication barriers, and facilitates the collection of rich data regarding personal experiences.