In their words: How television and visual media can raise awareness of dementia and other health conditions that carry stigma, including disabilities

Authors: Heward, M., Palfreman-Kay, J. and Innes, A.

Journal: JOURNAL OF POPULAR TELEVISION

Volume: 3

Issue: 2

Pages: 229-242

eISSN: 2046-987X

ISSN: 2046-9861

DOI: 10.1386/jptv.3.2.229_1

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22130/

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In their words: how television and visual media can raise awareness of dementia and other health conditions that carry stigma, including disabilities.

Authors: Heward, M., Palfreman-Kay, J. and Innes, A.

Journal: Journal of Popular Television

Volume: 3

Issue: 2

Pages: 229

DOI: 10.1386/jptv.3.2.229_1

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22130/

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Preferred by: Michelle Heward

In their words: how television and visual media can raise awareness of dementia and other health conditions that carry stigma, including disabilities.

Authors: Heward, M., Palfreman-Kay, J. and Innes, A.

Journal: Journal of Popular Television

Volume: 3

Issue: 2

ISSN: 2046-9861

Abstract:

This article explores the mutual contribution of television and disability studies, focusing on the role of television and visual media in raising awareness and challenging gaps in understanding of dementia, a health condition that carries stigma and is framed as a disability. The Living Well with Dementia, Dorset: Video project, demonstrates the duality of how creating and disseminating a video featuring people with dementia and carers talking about what it means to live well with the condition, provides a way to use media to raise awareness of dementia. Portraying real-life experiences of people affected by dementia was crucial, and enabled these often marginalized voices to be heard. Participants discussed experiences of diagnosis, post-diagnostic support, adjustments to lifestyle, social activities and family relationships. The video was disseminated through YouTube, and the impact on understandings of dementia was established through a questionnaire. Findings indicate personal stories are a powerful way to raise awareness of dementia, an approach that could improve awareness of other health conditions that carry stigma, including disabilities. Video provides researchers with novel ways to disseminate findings that extend to new and wide- ranging audiences. The fields of television and disability studies can therefore make a valuable mutual contribution.

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