TY - T1 - Marked deterioration in the quality of life of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis during the last two years of life SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/266774 T3 - A1 - Rajala, K.; Lehto, J. T; Sutinen, E.; Kautiainen, H.; Myllärniemi, M.; Saarto, T. A2 - PB - BioMed Central Y1 - 2018 LA - AB - Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease with a high symptom burden and poor survival that influences patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We aimed to evaluate IPF patients’ symptoms and HRQOL in a well-documented clinical cohort during their last two years of life. Methods In April 2015, we sent the Modified Medical Research Council Dyspne... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Palliative care; Health related quality of life; Symptoms N1 - PP - ER -