Determinants of health-related quality of life decline in interstitial lung disease

Abstract Background Health-related quality of life (HRQL) in interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients is impaired. We aimed to identify baseline predictors for HRQL decline within a 12-month observation period. Methods We analyzed 194 ILD patients from two German ILD-centers in the observational HIL...

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Main Authors: Phillen Nozibuyiso Maqhuzu, Boglarka L. Szentes, Michael Kreuter, Thomas Bahmer, Nicolas Kahn, Martin Claussen, Rolf Holle, Larissa Schwarzkopf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-020-01570-2