[Prevalence and lethality of interstitial pulmonary diseases in the Region of Los Ríos, Chile].

Background: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a subtype of interstitial lung disease (ILD) that significantly affects people's quality of life, whose prevalence and mortality has increased.

Aim: To determine the prevalence and lethality of ILD in the Los Ríos Region between the years 2018 and 2019.

Material And Methods: Review of a database of all patients attended at an outpatient clinic of the regional hospital.

[Social image of physiotherapist in primary health care: A Chilean experience].

Objective: To describe the perceptions of primary care outpatients about the social image of physiotherapists and their professional role.

Materials And Methods: A qualitative phenomenological study was carried out in patients over 18 years of age, who were recruited from three primary care centers of Valdivia, Chile. Based on saturation data criterion, 21 participants were enrolled using purposeful sampling.