Clustering Patients With Chronic Cough Using Reported Sensations and Triggers: Results from the Triggers and Sensations Provoking Coughing Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic cough (CC) is one of the most common symptoms reported to primary care and to respiratory outpatient clinics. The Triggers and Sensations Provoking Coughing (TOPIC) questionnaire is a 15-item questionnaire designed to capture sensations and triggers associated with CC in a fashion that discriminates between refractory CC (RCC) and other causes of CC.

Research questions

Does a relationship exist between TOPIC questionnaire scores and other measures of cough in patients referred to 3 specialist cough clinics? Can patients with CC be clustered based on reported sensations and triggers as captured by the TOPIC questionnaire?

Study design and methods

This was a multicenter observational study. Data were collected including the Leicester Cough Questionnai

SUBMITTER: King J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12831080 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature