Qualitative Methods

6. Visual Data

Illustration: Communicating with Patients: the Body in Action

In this animation the doctor, Dr. Lee is sitting in his office on a stool with a pen and notepad as the patient, Carmen, is standing in front of him describing the difficulties she had walking up the stairs recently. He is scribbling notes as she is gesticulating with her legs, the problem she had with walking up the stairs. She turns to face him and he looks at her legs, nods and scribbles in his notepad. The following extract is portrayed in the animation.