Patients with End-stage Interstitial Lung Disease may have More Problems with Dyspnea than End-stage Lung Cancer Patients.

Introduction: Patients with end-stage interstitial  lung disease (ILD) do not appear to receive adequate palliative care despite apparent suffering before death. The aim of this study was to evaluate their signs, symptoms, and treatment received before death.

Methods: Patients with ILD and lung cancer (LC) who were hospitalized and died in our hospital were enrolled retrospectively.