Assessing health status and quality of life in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: which measure should be used?
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Comparison of two questionnaires which measure the health-related quality of life of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients.
The objective of the present study was to determine if there is a health-related quality of life (HRQL) instrument, generic or specific, that better represents functional capacity dysfunction in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients. HRQL was evaluated in 20 IPF patients using generic and specific questionnaires (Medical Outcomes Short Form 36 (SF-36) and Saint George's Respiratory Quest...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0954-6111
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.1999.0736