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The impact of chronic cough: a cross-sectional European survey.
Article in Lung, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT06960759 (Mechanisms of Change in Behavioral Cough Suppression Therapy for Refractory Chronic Cough), which is not on this map. Cited by 142 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Mechanisms of Change in Behavioral Cough Suppression Therapy for Refractory Chronic Cough
Who cites it
142 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Patients with Cough.Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases · 2025Guideline
- Cough monitoring systems in adults with chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of gefapixant for chronic cough: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023Pooled it
- Herbal medicine for the treatment of chronic cough: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- Non-pharmacological Management of Non-productive Chronic Cough in Adults: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence, aetiologies and prognosis of the symptom cough in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC family practice · 2021Pooled it
- Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Oral Camlipixant: A Randomized First-In-Human Study Using Single and Multiple Ascending Doses.Journal of clinical pharmacology · 2026Trial
- The efficacy and safety of duloxetine in treating refractory chronic cough: a randomized clinical trial.BMC medicine · 2026Trial
- Internet-Based Behavioral Cough Suppression Therapy for Refractory Chronic Cough: A Randomized Controlled Trial.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2025Trial
- A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial of duloxetine hydrochloride enteric-coated tablets in the treatment of refractory chronic cough.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Trial
- Cough desensitization treatment for patients with refractory chronic cough: results of a second pilot randomized control trial.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Trial
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- Randomised trial of the P2XThe European respiratory journal · 2022Trial
- A novel automatic cough frequency monitoring system combining a triaxial accelerometer and a stretchable strain sensor.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
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- Gender difference in the association between cough severity and quality of life among patients with postinfectious cough.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2021Trial
- Validation of a visual analog scale for assessing cough severity in patients with chronic cough.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseTrial
- Leicester Cough Questionnaire validation and clinically important thresholds for change in refractory or unexplained chronic cough.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseTrial
- Challenges and Burdens in Refractory Chronic Cough: Patients' and Physicians' Perspectives.Pulmonary therapy · 2026Review
82 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
9 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposeStudies that investigate the impact of chronic cough have largely focused on patients attending secondary care. Our aim was to investigate the opinions of the wider general population across Europe.
methodsAn internet survey was made available in 12 languages on the European Lung Foundation website, between January 2012 and April 2013.
resultsOf 1120 respondents from 29 different European countries, 67 % were female, mean age 51 years (SD 15), median cough duration 2-5 years. The majority of respondents reported cough impacted their quality of life, mood and ability to undertake activities. Despite 72 % of respondents having visited their doctor ≥3 times, only 53 % had received a diagnosis. Asthma was the most common diagnosis (23 %). Most respondents reported limited or no effectiveness of medications. 88 % of respondents reported that they would like more information to be available on chronic cough.
conclusionsChronic cough has a negative impact on quality of life. Further work is needed to raise awareness, promote management strategies, develop effective treatments and consider the educational and support needs of patients with chronic cough.
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