SynthesisJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2022
Identifying evidence of the effectiveness of photovoice: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the international healthcare literature.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Photovoice Utilization for Research in Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.Psycho-oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Using photovoice to engage underserved children with neurodevelopmental disorders and their caregivers in health research: a mixed methods systematic review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Acceptability of community health worker and peer supported interventions for ethnic minorities with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative systematic review.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2024Pooled it
- Using photovoice to facilitate the report of emotions in an interview setting: An experimental study.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Social Determinants of Health Influence on Trans and Gender-Diverse People: A Qualitative Photovoice Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Nursing students' experiences using photovoice with team-based learning in pediatric nursing education.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- A scoping review of photovoice for people living with diabetes.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Addressing burn-injury stigma through health education and communication campaign in Pakistan: study protocol.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The impact of photovoice on mental health and stigma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Through Their Eyes: Using Photovoice to Capture the Capacity-Building Journey of Long Covid Patient Experts.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Exploring the Methodological Benefits and Challenges of Utilising a Photovoice Methodology With Individuals in Recovery From Problem Substance Use.Qualitative health research · 2024Article
- Addressing opioid misuse through community-engaged strategy development: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.Research involvement and engagement · 2024Review
- Health Workers' Perception on Fall Risk Prevention: A Photovoice Method.Journal of patient experience · 2024Article
- Analysing multimodal data that have been collected using photovoice as a research method.BMJ open · 2023Review
- Nuestra Recuperación [Our Recovery]: using photovoice to understand the factors that influence recovery in Latinx populations.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Navigating Voice, Vocabulary and Silence: Developing Critical Consciousness in a Photovoice Project with (Un)Paid Care Workers in Long-Term Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Value and Potential of Qualitative Research Methods in Neurosurgery.World neurosurgery · 2022Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPhotovoice (PV) was conceptualized in the early 1990s to engage community members in capturing/communicating their lived experience narratives through photography. However, no meta-analyses in health research have assessed whether PV achieves its purported effects.
methodsWe carried forward any relevant references from a previous review identifying PV studies before 2008 and searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from 2008 up until October 2019. We included both published and grey literature, in any population or context. We assessed quality with the Effective Public Health Practice Project's (EPHPP) tool and pooled studies using the standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
resultsTwenty-eight studies were included, showing significant post-treatment effects only for health knowledge (SMD, 95% CIs = 0.41, 0.09 to 0.73, n = 16) and community functions (SMD, 95% CIs = 0.22, 0.03 to 0.40, n = 4). Strong heterogeneity was indicated for health knowledge, potentially explained by a larger effect in ethnic minority populations. There was insufficient follow-up data for health knowledge, while in follow-up for community functions the post-treatment effect was lost.
conclusionsPV's post-treatment effect on health knowledge did not translate into positive health behaviours or physical and mental health outcomes, longer-term community functions, or health service outcomes.
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