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Area of Science:

  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Clinical Assessment Tools
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes

Background:

  • Limited understanding of comparative validity, reliability, and responsiveness for cough assessment instruments.
  • Cough impact includes severity and health-related quality of life.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Systematic review of instruments for assessing cough frequency and impact.
  • Evaluation across adults, adolescents, and children with acute or chronic cough.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature review of 78 studies (8 RCTs, 70 observational).
  • Evaluation of audio/video electronic recording devices, questionnaires, diaries, and visual analog scales.

Main Results:

  • Electronic recording devices show good reliability for cough frequency but variable correlation with other measures.
  • Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) and Cough-Specific Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (CQLQ) are valid/reliable for adults/adolescents.
  • Parent Cough-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire and Pediatric Cough Questionnaire are valid/reliable for children.

Conclusions:

  • Electronic recording devices are valid for cough frequency assessment.
  • LCQ, CQLQ, and pediatric questionnaires are valid for cough impact.
  • Limited evidence for reliability/validity of cough diaries and visual analog scales; more data needed on device responsiveness.