The potential of transformative video design for improvingcaregiver’s wellbeing

摘要

The existing interventions for informal caregivers assist with managinghealth outcomes of the role burden. However, the deeper meaning-makingneeds of informal caregivers have been generally neglected. This paperreflects on the meaning-making needs of informal caregivers, throughthe theory of narrative identity, and proposes a new approach – theTransformative Video Design technique delivered via videostorytelling. Transformative Video Design assists informal caregiversto re-create a cohesive caregiving story and incorporate it into thenarrative identity. The technique is used as a stimulus for triggeringthe self-re-structure within the narrative identity and facilitatingrole transformation.