Abstract
Background: In the past two decades, many advances have been made to our understanding of interstitial lung disease (ILD) and the way we approach its treatment. Despite this, many questions remain unanswered, particularly those related to how the disease and its therapies impact outcomes that are most important to patients. There is currently a lack of guidance on how to best define and incorporate these patient-centered outcomes in ILD research.
Objectives: To summarize the current state of patient-centered outcomes research in ILD, identify gaps in knowledge and research, and highlight opportunities and methods for future patient-centered research agendas in ILD.
Methods: An international interdisciplinary group of experts was assembled. The group identified top patient-centered outcomes in ILD, reviewed available literature for each outcome, highlighted important discoveries and knowledge gaps, and formulated research recommendations.
Results: The committee identified seven themes around patient-centered outcomes as the focus of the statement. After a review of the literature and expert committee discussion, we developed 28 research recommendations.
Conclusions: Patient-centered outcomes are key to ascertaining whether and how ILD and interventions used to treat it affect the way patients feel and function in their daily lives. Ample opportunities exist to conduct additional work dedicated to elevating and incorporating patient-centered outcomes in ILD research.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | E3-E23 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine |
Volume | 204 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jul 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors thank the patients, Rick Rudell and Glenda Rouland, for their participation and invaluable contributions in the development of this research statement. The authors thank Drew N. Wright, Assistant Librarian at the Samuel J. Wood Library, Weill Cornell Medical College, for his assistance with the literature reviews for this research statement.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 by the American Thoracic Society.
Keywords
- Health-related quality of life
- Interstitial lung disease
- Patient-centered outcomes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine