Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD). Hence, the characteristics of IPF is self-sustaining fibrosis, deteriorating lung function, worsening symptoms (e.g. dyspnoea, cough), increasingly impaired health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) and premature mortality. However, the median survival from the time of diagnosis is 4.5...