“This study explores how ordered network analysis (ONA) coupled with verbal response mode (VRM) coding can reveal communication patterns contributing to shared understanding between physicians and nurses in inpatient oncology settings. By analyzing 33 video-recorded physician-nurse interactions, the research uncovers
Article Published: Photo elicitation, an approach to better understanding the patient experience with OAAs: pilot study and future implications
“This pilot study explores the use of photo elicitation interviews (PEI) to understand how patients manage side effects of oral anti-cancer agents (OAAs) and how these side effects impact their daily lives. Conducted with nine participants from a Midwestern ambulatory
2024-2025 Pivot Hub Meetings
Our first meeting of the academic year will be on Tuesday, September 10, 2023, at 4 p.m. We will continue to meet on the second Tuesday of every month from 4 – 5 p.m. on Zoom. Call-in information will be
Video reflexive ethnography as an intervention
A recent publication to the Pivot Hub community is now available through Elsevier. This article, titled “Video Reflexive Ethnography as an Intervention to Enhance Patient Education on Oral Anti-Cancer Agents: A Pilot Study,” has been authored by Milisa Manojlovich, Amna
Blog Entry – March 2020 – Care
If you’ve been paying attention and following along every month, you’ll note that blog posts are all over the place. For example, waaay back in September I briefly mentioned that there are four principles of video reflexive ethnography (VRE), but
February Blog – What do you see?
The Danish psychologist Edgar Rubin is perhaps best known for developing the optical illusion known as the Rubin vase, shown in the picture to the right. Is it a picture of a black vase, or is it a picture of
January Blog – Reflexivity
Auguste Rodin’s famous sculpture, The Thinker, is a great example of a man engaging in reflection. The man is sitting on a rock and by his posture demonstrates that he is deep in thought, reflecting on something. He is engaged
December Blog: What’s behind the curtain?
In the classic movie The Wizard of Oz there is a memorable scene where, thanks to wonder dog Toto, Dorothy looks behind a curtain and finds out what is really going on. In healthcare clinicians pull curtains around patients to
Blog Entry – November 2019 – The Power of Observation
No one questions the value of observation as a method to collect data. The whole field of anthropology would likely cease to exist if observation were to be banned! For those of us who let video cameras do the observation
Hiring a Videographer for VRE?
Hiring a videographer to work on a video reflexive ethnography (VRE) project is NOT necessary. Technological advances with cell phones means that we all have the capability of filming whatever we’d like, and that capability is literally in our back