Diagnostic test interpretation and referral delay in patients with interstitial lung disease.

David PritchardAyodeji AdegunsoyeElyse LafondJanelle Vu PugashettiRyan DiGeronimoNoelle BoctorNandini SarmaIsabella PanMary StrekMichael KadochJonathan H ChungJustin M Oldham

Published in: Respiratory research (2019)

Determinants of ILD diagnostic delays in the primary care setting include underreporting of ILD features on diagnostic testing and prolonged time to pulmonology referral even when ILD is reported. Interventions to modulate these factors may reduce ILD diagnostic delays in the primary care setting.

Keyphrases

interstitial lung disease
primary care
systemic sclerosis
rheumatoid arthritis
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
physical activity
general practice