"The missing ingredient": the patient perspective of health related quality of life in bronchiectasis: a qualitative study.

Emily K DudgeonMegan CrichtonJames D Chalmers

Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2018)

This qualitative study has identified core themes associated with symptoms and quality of life in bronchiectasis. Current treatments and quality of life tools do not fully address or capture the burden of disease in bronchiectasis from the patients' perspective.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
case report
patient reported outcomes