Background: In the past two decades, many advances have been made to our
understanding of interstitial lung disease (ILD) and the way we approach its treatment …

ABSTRACT Introduction Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a heterogeneous group of
inflammatory and/or fibrotic conditions with variable outcome and often a dismal prognosis …

Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) is increasingly viewed as an important patient-
centered outcome by leading health organizations, clinicians, and patients alike. This is …

Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) captures different aspects of the fibrotic
interstitial lung disease (FILD) evaluation from the patient's perspective. However, little is …

Rationale: Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is prescribed for at least 15 hours per day and
often used by patients for several years, but knowledge is limited regarding adverse effects …

Objectives To evaluate congruence in program delivery and short-term health outcomes of a
structured pulmonary rehabilitation (S-PR) program implemented at 11 Canadian rural …

Background and objective Patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease (FILD) have impaired
health status. The simple questionnaire in the COPD assessment test (CAT) has been …

Purpose: To explore the reasons people with chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) accept
enrollment in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) using a framework of health behaviour change …

Abstract Background The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) has been studied as a measure of
health status in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and interstitial lung disease associated …

Autoimmune diseases comprise a wide and diverse group of diseases, each with its own
specific complications, and with common complications such as pulmonary involvement …