Cough suppression and HRQoL in adult people with cystic fibrosis: an unexplored correlation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cough suppression assessed by embarrassment about coughing has been shown in adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) and negatively affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and clinical indicators of disease severity in adolescent females. However, whether cough suppression exists in adults has been studied as little as its effects on clinical and psychological outcomes beyond adolescence.

Methods

Seventy-one subjects completed the self-reported 'Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised (CFQ-R + 14)' and a self-report questionnaire about cough suppression, health-related perspectives, and therapy adherence. The status of CF disease was quantified in terms of the percentage of predicted forced expiratory volume in one second (ppFEV₁), body mass index (B

SUBMITTER: Niehammer U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9535958 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature