The disease burden and quality of life of chronic cough patients in South Korea and Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic cough (CC) is a common condition, but the burden of CC in general populations remains largely unknown. This study aims to investigate the disease prevalence and burden among community-based CC patients in South Korea and Taiwan, using structured tools.

Methods

A population-based cross-sectional study uses data from the 2020 South Korea and Taiwan National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS) as well as a CC survey conducted between January-February 2020 and March-April 2020, respectively. Health outcome measures included health-related quality of life (HRQoL), health state utilities, work productivity and activity impairment (WPAI), and measurement of depression, anxiety, and insomnia among CC patients.

Results

The weighted lifetime and 12-month preval

SUBMITTER: Yu CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9463600 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature