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Understanding the informational needs of patients with IPF and their caregivers: 'You get diagnosed, and you ask this question right away, what does this mean?'

Deepa RamaduraiStephanie CorderTara ChurneyBridget GraneyAndrea HarshmanSarah MeadowsJeffrey J Swigris
Published in: BMJ open quality (2018)
This study provides valuable insight regarding the informational needs of IPF patients and their caregivers. It is hoped that identifying or creating sources of this information, and insuring that patients and caregivers have access to it, will improve well-being for patients with IPF and their caregivers.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • palliative care
  • ejection fraction
  • idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • prognostic factors
  • health information