Correction: Understanding emotional and practical challenges of initiating oxygen therapy in pulmonary fibrosis: insights from a patient-centered survey (BMC Pulmonary Medicine, (2026), 26, 1, (98), 10.1186/s12890-026-04143-z)

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Correction: BMC Pulm Med 26, 98 (2026) Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified an error in the text, Authors’ contributions section and Fig. 1 is missing. The missing Fig. 1 is provided below. Gas exchange in normal lungs and in pulmonary fibrosis. In healthy lungs (left), oxygen (O₂) easily moves from the alveoli into the blood, while carbon dioxide (CO₂) is removed efficiently. In pulmonary fibrosis (right), the interstitium is thickened and scarred, making oxygen transfer to the blood much slower and less effective. This reduced oxygen uptake explains why patients with pulmonary fibrosis often need supplemental oxygen a The citation should be inserted under Introduction section: Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a chronic, life-shortening interstitial lung disease (ILD) characterized by irreversible fibrotic remodeling of the lung parenchyma, resulting in impaired gas exchange, progressive dyspnea, functional decline, and respiratory insufficiency (Fig. 1). In Authors’ contributions section, the duplicate statement “All listed authors have contributed substantially to the manuscript in the following ways” should be removed. In Reference list, “2022/10/12” should be remove in [30] and add 2026;58(4):650-60 in [32]. The original article has been corrected.