Illustrating stories of stigma from the perspective of people living with diabetes while experiencing homelessness: An arts-based community participatory research project.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Our objective was to explore the stigma experienced by people with lived experiences of both diabetes and homelessness.

Methods

This community-based participatory research (CBPR) project was underpinned by a partnership between academic researchers and those with lived experience (co-researchers). We used two arts-based research methods, Forum Theatre and Participatory Filmmaking, and collected field notes, interviews with co-researchers, and the narrative scripts from the play and film. Interpretative analysis was used to generate broader themes.

Results

We identified three themes describing the experience of diabetes stigma while experiencing homelessness, including: (i) limited knowledge of diabetes in the broader community, (ii) the lack of privacy in the she

SUBMITTER: Tariq S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12535309 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature