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Original Research

The Experience of Living with Severe Asthma, Depression and Anxiety: A Qualitative Art-Based Study

Michelle A Stubbs1 National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in Severe Asthma, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia;2 The Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia;3 School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1235-0580View further author information
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Vanessa L Clark1 National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in Severe Asthma, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia;2 The Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia;3 School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3450-5843View further author information
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Melissa Mei Yin Cheung4 The University of Sydney Children’s Hospital Westmead, Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7598-8648View further author information
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Lorraine Smith5 School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3499-1514View further author information
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Bandana Saini5 School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia;6 Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0674-5017View further author information
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Janelle Yorke7 School of Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;8 Christie Patient Centred Research, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1344-5944View further author information
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Eleanor C Majellano1 National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in Severe Asthma, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia;2 The Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia;3 School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9566-5181View further author information
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Peter G Gibson1 National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in Severe Asthma, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia;2 The Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia;9 Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5865-489XView further author information
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Vanessa M McDonald1 National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in Severe Asthma, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia;2 The Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia;3 School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia;9 Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1527-1537 | Published online: 17 Dec 2021

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