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Inclusion Criteria: * Being over 18 years old * having a clinical, radiological and/or pathological diagnosis of IPF * volunteering to participate in the study * not having had a respiratory tract infection in the last month * not having an accompanying airway disease such as COPD * being in the stable phase of the disease Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have had an IPF attack within the last three months and/or are in the acute exacerbation of the disease; who use a walking aid; who have unstable angina or class III-IV heart failure according to the New York Heart Association congestive heart failure classification; who have orthopedic, neuromuscular, neurological and cardiac diseases that may affect walking and balance; who have serious comorbid conditions such as cancer or neoplasm; who have a history of sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, emphysema and/or lung surgery; who have communication problems, mental and cognitive problems, and who cannot adapt to the applied assessment methods will be excluded from the study.