Patient-reported experiences with refractory or unexplained chronic cough: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic cough, defined as a cough lasting 8 or more weeks, affects up to 10% of adults. Refractory chronic cough (RCC) is a cough that is uncontrolled despite comprehensive investigation and treatment of comorbid conditions while unexplained chronic cough (UCC) is a cough with no identifiable cause despite extensive evaluation of comorbid conditions. RCC and UCC are often poorly controlled. Understanding individuals' lived experience of the symptoms and impacts of these conditions may guide therapeutic strategies.

Objectives

The primary objectives of this study were to assess respondents' perceptions of the key symptoms of RCC and UCC and the impacts of RCC and UCC and their symptoms on well-being, health-related quality of life, work productivity, and social rela

SUBMITTER: Bali V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10953008 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature