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The use of diaries for understanding the experience of health and illness

Publication . Hilario, Ana Patricia; Augusto, Fábio Rafael

While diaries as a method have a long tradition in socio logical research, few studies to date have demonstrated its value for studying health and illness. This article intends to illustrate the importance of this method for health research. The implications of the use of solicited diaries to conduct research within the field of health and illness are discussed. The contributions that the method can make to sociologi cal research on health and illness are explored, namely the potential to capture the everyday of ill people and their family members. Indeed, this method offers an opportunity to access the experience of illness in a multidimensional approach which is not easy for researchers to catch using other methods. The article aims to present an overview of the significance of the use of diaries in health research and will make a novel contribution to the sociology of health and illness.

2023-05Artigo científico

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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

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2021.02982.CEECIND/CP1696/CT0003