Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Breath, Body and World (2020)
Journal Article
Oxley, R., & Russell, A. (2020). Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Breath, Body and World. Body & Society, 26(2), 3-29. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034x20913103

Breath, the ephemeral materialization of air at the interface of body and world, engages with and alters the quality of both. As a process of inhalation and exhalation that signals its physiological universality, breath is an invisible prerequisite f... Read More about Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Breath, Body and World.

The meaning of the name of ‘pulmonary rehabilitation’ and its influence on engagement with individuals with chronic lung disease (2019)
Journal Article
Oxley, R., Harrison, S. L., Rose, A., & Macnaughton, J. (2019). The meaning of the name of ‘pulmonary rehabilitation’ and its influence on engagement with individuals with chronic lung disease. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 16, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/1479973119847659

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is recommended for all individuals living with a lung condition and chronic breathlessness. This article considers how adopting an interdisciplinary, medical humanities approach to the term ‘pulmonary rehabilitation’ mig... Read More about The meaning of the name of ‘pulmonary rehabilitation’ and its influence on engagement with individuals with chronic lung disease.

Inspiring change: humanities and social science insights into the experience and management of breathlessness (2016)
Journal Article
Oxley, R., & Macnaughton, J. (2016). Inspiring change: humanities and social science insights into the experience and management of breathlessness. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 10(3), 256-261. https://doi.org/10.1097/spc.0000000000000221

Purpose of review: Breathlessness can be debilitating for those with chronic conditions, requiring continual management. Yet, the meaning of breathlessness for those who live with it is poorly understood in respect of its subjective, cultural, and ex... Read More about Inspiring change: humanities and social science insights into the experience and management of breathlessness.