ArticleAllergy, asthma & immunology research2020
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.
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- How Will a Treatable Traits Approach Reshape Clinical Practice in Chronic Cough?Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2025Review
- Could cough hypersensitivity symptom profile differentiate phenotypes of chronic cough?ERJ open research · 2024Article
- Prescription patterns and symptom relief of antitussives and expectorants in patients with cough: a nationwide study in Korea.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Prevalence and disease burden of chronic cough in nine cities of China: an observational study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Observational
- Clinical and functional characteristics, possible causes, and impact of chronic cough in patients with cerebellar ataxia, neuropathy, and bilateral vestibular areflexia syndrome (CANVAS).Journal of neurology · 2024Article
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- Patterns of Cough Medication Prescribing among Patients with Chronic Cough in Florida: 2012-2021.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Burden of refractory and unexplained chronic cough on patients' lives: a cohort study.ERJ open research · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeChronic cough is a prevalent condition in the community and may pose considerable impairment to quality of life (QoL). However, its disease burden remains largely undefined in the general population. The present study investigated the relationship between chronic cough and health-related QoL in a Korean nationwide population database, with an emphasis on clinical conditions which may confound the impact of cough.
methodsThis study analyzed cross-sectional datasets of adults (aged ≥ 40 years) in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2016. Health-related QoL was assessed using the 3-level EuroQoL 5-dimension component (EQ-5D-3L) index score. The presence of chronic cough and other conditions were defined using structured questionnaires.
resultsThe prevalence of chronic cough was 3.48% ± 0.17% among adults aged ≥ 40 years. The overall EQ-5D-3L index score was significantly lower in subjects with than without chronic cough (0.79 ± 0.01 vs. 0.86 ± 0.00,
conclusionsThe present study demonstrated significant associations between chronic cough and health-related QoL in a nationwide large general adult population aged ≥ 40 years, which were independent of clinical confounders. The impact of chronic cough was greater in women aged ≥ 65 years. These findings indicate a considerable burden of chronic cough in the general population and warrant further investigations to assess the disease burden of chronic cough in a global scale.
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