People living with breathlessness find their experience hard to describe to others.
Our research shows that patients with breathlessness feel poorly understood, stigmatised, and less able to participate in life. Hull is an area with high rates of respiratory disease and yet breathlessness management is not routinely offered.
The aim of this project was to make an exhibition to show the public what it is like living with breathlessness.
This multi-media mobile exhibition was co-created by local people living with breathlessness, photographic and sound artists and health researchers. The exhibition has striking images and engaging sound recordings to help people understand what it is like to have breathlessness.
The second part of this project was funded by the University of Hull and involved the creation of a multimedia exhibition on the experience of living with breathlessness, to be exhibited at several sites in Hull and the East Riding. The exhibition has been supported by NHS Hull CCG. For more information see here and read our blogs for the British Lung Foundation, British Journal of General Practice and the European Association for Palliative Care