Health-Related Quality of Life and 6 Min Walk Distance in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Geetika Verma; Theodore Marras; Noori Chowdhury; Lianne Singer

doi:10.1155/2011/109635

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2011)

Health-Related Quality of Life and 6 Min Walk Distance in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Geetika Verma,
Theodore Marras,
Noori Chowdhury,
Lianne Singer

Affiliations

Geetika Verma: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Theodore Marras: University of Toronto, Canada
Noori Chowdhury: Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Canada
Lianne Singer: University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/109635
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 5
pp. 283 – 287

Abstract

Read online

BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated the relationship between physiological outcomes and quality of life in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Health-related quality of life (HRQL) data may provide a valuable patient-centred outcome for the evaluation of interventions. Determination of which physiological and functional variables are associated with HRQL may facilitate interpretation of disease progression and impacts of therapy.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

About the journal