Background This study aimed to assess the palliative care needs of progressive idiopathic
fibrotic interstitial lung disease (PIF-ILD) populations in two London ILD centres. Methods …

Background: Fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (f-ILDs) are often progressive and incurable.
As patients experience significant symptoms and have a poor prognosis, early palliative …

Introduction Patients with progressive idiopathic fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD), such
as those with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), can have an aggressive disease course …

Background: While there have been some studies looking at the impact on quality of life of
patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, to date no qualitative research looking at the …

Background Current guidelines recommend palliative care based on individual needs for
patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. However, patients with interstitial lung disease …

Objectives Palliative care is underused in non-malignant respiratory diseases, including
interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). We investigated current practices around palliative and …

Rationale Advanced fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD) is often progressive and
associated with a high burden of symptoms and poor prognosis. Little is known about the …

Progressive fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are characterised by major reductions in
quality of life and survival and have similarities to certain malignancies. However, palliative …

Rationale: Even though idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease with high morbidity
and mortality and no cure, palliative care is rarely implemented, leading to high symptom …

The importance at the end of life of developing effective communication and meeting
information needs is recognised as being central to enhance patient and family centred …