Duke Clinical Research Institute Researchers Have Published New Data on Lung Diseases and Conditions (Development and evaluation of a questionnaire to capture environmental and occupational inhalational exposures in adults with fibrotic...).

Researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute have developed and evaluated a new exposure questionnaire for patients with fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). The questionnaire was refined through cognitive interviews with 48 patients, focusing on clinically relevant exposures and adjusting for misunderstandings. This study marks the first content validation of a questionnaire for all types of fibrotic ILDs, providing a valuable tool for assessing environmental and occupational inhalational exposures in adults with these conditions. The full article can be accessed in Respiratory Research, published by BMC. [Extracted from the article]