Cough-Specific Quality of Life Predicts Disease Progression Among Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease: Data From the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cough is a common symptom of interstitial lung disease (ILD) and negatively impacts health-related quality of life (QOL). Previous studies have shown that among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cough may predict progression of lung disease and perhaps even respiratory hospitalizations and mortality.

Research question

Does cough-specific QOL predict disease progression, respiratory hospitalization, lung transplantation, and death among patients with ILD?

Study design and methods

We analyzed data from the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Registry, which comprises a multicenter population of well-characterized patients with ILD. We first examined associations between patient factors and baseline scores on the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ), a cou

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9808640 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature