ArticleCough (London, England)2009
Associations of physical and mental health problems with chronic cough in a representative population cohort.
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- Quality of life associated with chronic cough in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study: a cross-sectional study.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Automated Cough Analysis with Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Upper Airway-Related Symptoms According to Mental Illness and Sleep Disorders among Workers Employed by a Large Non-Profit Organization in the Mountain West Region of the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Determinants in Chronic Cough: The Korean Chronic Cough Registry Study.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2023Article
- The interrelationship of chronic cough and depression: a prospective population-based study.ERJ open research · 2022Article
- Impact of mental health and personality traits on the incidence of chronic cough in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.ERJ open research · 2022Article
- Cough symptom severity in patients with refractory or unexplained chronic cough: a systematic survey and conceptual framework.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2021Review
- Impact of Chronic Cough on Health-Related Quality of Life in the Korean Adult General Population: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2016.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2020Article
- Somatic cough syndrome or psychogenic cough-what is the difference?Journal of thoracic disease · 2017Article
- Defining Chronic Cough: A Systematic Review of the Epidemiological Literature.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2016Article
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- Pulmonary function, chronic respiratory symptoms, and health-related quality of life among adults in the United States--National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010.BMC public health · 2013Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough chronic cough is a common problem in clinical practice, data on the prevalence and characteristics of cough in the general population are scarce. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of chronic cough that is not associated with diagnosed respiratory conditions and examine the impact on health status and psychological health, in a representative adult population cohort
methodsNorth West Adelaide Health Study (n stage 1 = 4060, stage 2 = 3160) is a representative population adult cohort. Clinical assessment included spirometry, anthropometry and skin tests. Questionnaires assessed demographics, lifestyle risk factors, quality of life, mental health and respiratory symptoms, doctor diagnosed conditions and medication use.
resultsOf the 3355 people without identified lung disease at baseline, 18.2% reported chronic cough. In multiple logistic regression models, at follow-up, dry chronic cough without sputum production was significantly more common in males (OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.1, 1.9), current smokers (OR 4.9, 95% CI 3.4, 7.2), obesity (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.3, 2.9), use of ACE inhibitors (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.1, 2.9), severe mental health disturbance (OR 2.1, 95% CI 1.4, 3.1) and older age (40-59 years OR 1.7 95% CI 1.2, 2.4; > or = 60 years OR 2.1 95% CI 1.3, 3.5). Among non-smokers only, all cough was significantly more common in men, those with severe mental health disturbance and obesity.
conclusionsChronic cough is a major cause of morbidity. Attention to cough is indicated in patients with obesity, psychological symptoms or smokers. Inquiring about cough in those with mental health problems may identify reversible morbidity.
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