Combining interviews and drawings: methodological considerations

Framework: In qualitative research, drawing on a blank sheet of paper during the interview is one tools in researcher’s toolbox. This technique increasingly used social sciences, but still rarely included research support for chronically ill. Goals and Methods: The objective this to analyze advantages an innovative method that uses both drawings semi-structured interviews study networks ill patients. was conduct changes France lockdown period (March-May 2020). triangulates three types sources: 1. From patients' oral accounts their experience lockdown, collected 32 semi-directive interviews; 2. patients’ they were asked make by end 3. description drawn elements. Results: has several advantages: i. playful nature facilitates degree adhesion interest investigation process, ii. it leads greater reflexivity part respondents, iii. triangulation data from narratives network brings light some unexpected results: highlighted which are valued or invisibilized revealed important role non-humans lockdown. Conclusions: complementary use allows more detailed complex analysis. However, requires investigators take special precautions before, after field work.