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Impact of IPF on Quality of Life and Financial Considerations
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- IPF severely impacts quality of life, limiting daily activities due to progressive respiratory decline.
- Median survival for IPF patients is approximately 3 to 5 years post-diagnosis.
Toby Maher, MD, PhD, discusses how idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) severely affects patients’ quality of life and daily functioning, with a median survival that underscores the disease’s severity, while also highlighting the substantial financial burden and health care resource utilization associated with managing this condition.
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- How does IPF impact a patient’s quality of life and ability to perform activities of daily living? What is the median survival for patients with IPF?
- Can you describe the financial impact and health care resource utilization for patients with IPF?
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