ArticleERJ open research2017
Psychological profile of individuals presenting with chronic cough.
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- Challenges and Burdens in Refractory Chronic Cough: Patients' and Physicians' Perspectives.Pulmonary therapy · 2026Review
- Somatic Symptom Disorder Is Associated with Cough Hypersensitivity and Poor Response to Anti-Reflux Therapy in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux-Induced Chronic Cough.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Somatic symptom disorder comorbidity in chronic cough: prevalence, clinical features, and neuroimaging characteristics.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
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- Unraveling the neuro-immune axis in cough hypersensitivity: from pathogenesis to synergistic management.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Telehealth group behavioural cough-suppression therapy for refractory chronic cough using a rolling enrolment model.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Quality of life associated with chronic cough in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study: a cross-sectional study.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Unbalanced Associations between Physical, Psychological, and Social Domains of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire: Network and Mediation Analyses.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2025Article
- Prevalence and burden of chronic cough in China: results from a population-based survey.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Awareness and practices of Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) working with chronic cough in India: a call for action.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2024Article
- Quality of Life in Adults with Chronic Cough: A Mixed Methods Study Informing the Development of a Quantitative Patient Preference Study.The patient · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare providers on chronic refractory cough: A cross-sectional study.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Chronic Cough: Characterizing and Quantifying Burden in Adults Using a Nationwide Electronic Health Records Database.Journal of healthcare informatics research · 2024Article
- Development of a Comprehensive Cough Therapy Program (CCTP) for chronic cough in India: a qualitative study.CoDAS · 2024Article
- Factors influencing behavioral cough suppression therapy in children with nonspecific chronic cough.Pediatric pulmonology · 2023Observational
- Consensus goals and standards for specialist cough clinics: the NEUROCOUGH international Delphi study.ERJ open research · 2023Article
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- Burden of chronic cough in the UK: results from the 2018 National Health and Wellness Survey.ERJ open research · 2023Article
- Health-related experiences of adults with chronic cough: Empirical research mixed methods.Nursing open · 2023Article
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Abstract
Chronic refractory cough (CRC) is a common problem in respiratory clinics. Adverse effects on quality of life are documented in the literature, but relatively little is known about the underlying psychological factors in this patient population. We aimed to investigate the association of psychological factors with chronic cough, comparing CRC to explained cough and non-cough groups. 67 patients attending a specialist cough clinic (CRC, n=25; explained cough, n=42) and 22 non-cough individuals participated. All participants completed the Hospital Anxiety & Depression Scale, Big Five Inventory (Personality), Chalder Fatigue Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire-15. Cough patients also completed the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised. Appropriate statistical analyses were used to compare participant groups. Chronic refractory coughers displayed significantly higher levels of anxiety, depression, fatigue and somatic physical symptoms than non-cough participants. Compared to explained coughers, there were higher depression and fatigue scores and significantly more negative illness representations (specifically, strong beliefs regarding negative consequences, lower illness coherence and higher emotional representations). "Explained" coughers reported significantly increased fatigue and somatic symptoms in comparison to non-coughers. The prevalence of fatigue, low mood, negative illness beliefs and increased physical symptom reporting should be considered in consultations and in developing novel interventions for CRC patients.
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