Effect of pirfenidone on cough in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

MJG van Manen, SS Birring, C Vancheri… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, fatal lung disease. In patients with IPF,
cough is one of the most disabling symptoms and is an independent predictor of disease …

Optimizing quality of life in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

MJG van Manen, JJM Geelhoed… - Therapeutic …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating, progressive and ultimately fatal lung
disease. The combination of poor prognosis, uncertainty of disease course and severe …

The psychometric properties of the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a literature review

JJ Swigris, D Esser, CS Conoscenti… - Health and quality of life …, 2014 - Springer
Assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQL) is particularly important in patients with
progressive and incurable diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The St …

Interventions to improve symptoms and quality of life of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a systematic review of the literature

S Bajwah, JR Ross, JL Peacock, IJ Higginson… - Thorax, 2013 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease have symptom control and quality
of life (QoL) needs. This review aims to evaluate the evidence for the use of interventions in …

Current best practice in rehabilitation in interstitial lung disease

A Nakazawa, NS Cox… - Therapeutic advances in …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a group of chronic respiratory diseases characterized by
dyspnoea on exertion and decline in health-related quality of life (HRQL). People with ILD …

Patients' perceptions and patient-reported outcomes in progressive-fibrosing interstitial lung diseases

JJ Swigris, KK Brown, R Abdulqawi… - European …, 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The effects of interstitial lung disease (ILD) create a significant burden on patients, unsettling
almost every domain of their lives, disrupting their physical and emotional well-being and …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy on health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of esophageal or junctional cancer: results from the …

BJ Noordman, MGE Verdam, SM Lagarde, J Shapiro… - Annals of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) plus surgery is a standard of care for
patients with esophageal or junctional cancer, but the long-term impact of nCRT on health …

The development and validation of the Bronchiectasis Health Questionnaire

A Spinou, RJ Siegert, W Guan, AS Patel… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Health-related quality of life or health status is significantly impaired in bronchiectasis. There
is a paucity of brief, simple-to-use, disease-specific health status measures. The aim of this …

Validation of the IPF-specific version of St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire

TS Prior, N Hoyer, SB Shaker, JR Davidsen, J Yorke… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Springer
Background Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have impaired health-related
quality of life (HRQL). To measure HRQL, an IPF-specific version of the St. George's …

A home monitoring program including real-time wireless home spirometry in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a pilot study on experiences and barriers

CC Moor, M Wapenaar, JR Miedema… - Respiratory …, 2018 - Springer
In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), home monitoring experiences are limited, not yet real-
time available nor implemented in daily care. We evaluated feasibility and potential barriers …