Evaluating Health-Related Quality of Life in Interstitial Lung Disease Patients With and Without Lung Transplantation Using the GR-Scale - Takeaways - MDSpire

Evaluating Health-Related Quality of Life in Interstitial Lung Disease Patients With and Without Lung Transplantation Using the GR-Scale

  • By

  • Sina Stoltefuß

  • Gabriela Leuschner

  • Tobias Veit

  • Jeremias Götschke

  • Katrin Milger

  • Teresa Kauke

  • Alexandra Lenoir

  • Nikolaus Kneidinger

  • Jürgen Behr

  • January 10, 2026

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    Interstitial lung diseases significantly impair health-related quality of life due to symptoms like shortness of breath, cough, and fatigue.

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    Lung transplantation is a potential curative treatment for severe interstitial lung disease, aiming to improve both life expectancy and quality of life.

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    Chronic lung allograft dysfunction occurs in a significant proportion of lung transplant recipients, negatively impacting their health-related quality of life.

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    Patient-reported outcome measures, like the GR-Scale, are essential for capturing the subjective experience of patients with interstitial lung disease.

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    The study aims to evaluate health-related quality of life differences between lung transplant recipients and non-transplanted patients with interstitial lung disease.

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Evaluating Health-Related Quality of Life in Interstitial Lung Disease Patients With and Without Lung Transplantation Using the GR-Scale

  • by Sina Stoltefuß, Gabriela Leuschner, Tobias Veit, Jeremias Götschke, Katrin Milger, Teresa Kauke, Alexandra Lenoir, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Jürgen Behr

  • January 10, 2026

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