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. 2021 Mar 18;21:93. doi: 10.1186/s12890-021-01431-8

Box 1 Quotes regarding the diagnostic process

"[…] it would be nice to involve an advanced practice nurse specialized in ILD, but I actually think that it would not add any value to clinical practice. Because you do not have the time at that moment (multidisciplinary meeting to set a diagnosis) to discuss psychosocial issues, and also because often at that moment the psychosocial status (of a patient) is not yet clear.” HCP7
"[…] and that was something like, I was just told that my life would be shorter than I thought it would be, of lesser quality, and here I am on the street uhm that….is rather direct indeed […]." Patient3