Shifting Trends in the Epidemiology and Management of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in the Era of Evidence-Based Guidelines: a Nationwide Population Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advances in the understanding of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and international cooperation have led to the publication and subsequent updates of international practice guidelines. The impact of these guidelines, especially significant updates occurring after 2011, on IPF epidemiology and clinical practices remains relatively unexplored.

Methods

This retrospective nationwide population-based study utilized the Whole-Population Datafiles (WPD) of Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database that contained basic demographics, complete claim data, and causes of death for all insured persons. We refined the code-based definition to identify IPF cases from the WPD between 2011 and 2019. Independent validation confirmed the high accuracy of this definitio

SUBMITTER: Huang TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11914588 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature