Background Better insights into the natural course of cystic fibrosis (CF) have led to
treatment approaches that have improved pulmonary health and increased the life …

Background Poorer socioeconomic circumstances have been linked with worse outcomes in
cystic fibrosis. We assessed whether a relation exists between social deprivation and …

BACKGROUND: Persons with cystic fibrosis (CF) who tend to be hospitalized have poorer
overall survival and quality of life. Whether differences exist in hospitalization rates between …

Purpose To conduct an analysis describing clinical characteristics, pulmonary exacerbation
(PEx) events, and health care resource utilization among Medicaid-insured patients with …

Rationale: Health insurance coverage has been implicated as a socioeconomic factor
affecting clinical outcomes in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), but evidence for this is mixed …

Background Longer survival of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) has been linked to initiation
of national newborn screening, new therapies that prevent and treat pulmonary …

Objective To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of people with cystic fibrosis
(CF) to the general population, and to determine the relationship between HRQOL and …

Rationale: The randomized clinical trial has been an important tool for expanding our
knowledge of disease. This study is the first to compare trial participants to the entire eligible …

Non-Pulmonary Chronic Diseases in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis: Analysis of Data from the
Cystic Fibrosis Registry Page 1 Non-Pulmonary Chronic Diseases in Adults with Cystic …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether previously reported socioeconomic status (SES)-related
disparities in cystic fibrosis (CF) health outcomes vary by the indicator used (median …