Abstract
Objectives. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) profoundly affects the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). We tested the validity of the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), a lung-specific HRQoL-evaluation tool, in a population of SSc patients with ILD. Methods. Twenty-eight consecutive SSc patients with a restrictive pulmonary involvement, defined as a forced vital capacity
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 296-301 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Rheumatology |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2007 |
Keywords
- Interstitial lung disease
- Quality of life
- Systemic sclerosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Rheumatology