A multicenter survey on the current status of chronic cough and its impact on quality of life in Guangdong, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic cough is a troublesome clinical problem with long-term impacts at the patient level. However, the burden of chronic cough in China is largely unknown. Thus, we performed a multicenter cross-sectional survey on the current status of chronic cough and its impact on quality of life in Guangdong, south China.

Methods

Using a standardized questionnaire, we extracted and analyzed the relevant data on demographics, number of visits to a doctor, previous diagnosis, previous medications used and initial diagnosis. Cough-specific quality of life was measured by the Mandarin Chinese version of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ-MC).

Results

Of 933 patients from 13 tertiary medical centers in Guangdong, 52.2% were female, the median age was 40.0 [interquart

SUBMITTER: Lai K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9562517 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature