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ArticleLung2023

Recurrent Cough in the Elderly: A Forgotten Entity.

Johanna Tuulikki Kaulamo, Anne Marika Lätti, Heikki Olavi Koskela

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Article in Lung, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06267625 (Investigation of Dyspnea, Posture, Strength, Physical Activity, Functional Mobility and Balance in Elderly Individuals), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT06267625 completednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Investigation of Dyspnea, Posture, Strength, Physical Activity, Functional Mobility and Balance in Elderly Individuals

TypeobservationalSponsorIzmir Democracy UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled143ConditionsAging DisorderArmsPhysical Evaluations of individuals
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Johanna Tuulikki KaulamoSchool of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, 70210, Kuopio, Finland. johanna.kaulamo@uef.fi.ORCID 0000-0003-0728-9903
Anne Marika LättiSchool of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, 70210, Kuopio, Finland.
Heikki Olavi KoskelaSchool of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, 70210, Kuopio, Finland.
University of Eastern Finland · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionRecurrent cough is little researched in adults. We investigated the prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of recurrent cough, and compared the results to those of isolated chronic cough.

methodsCross-sectional email survey in an elderly community-based population. Recurrent cough was defined as ≥ 3 cough episodes within one year (each lasting ≥ 1 week) and no current chronic cough. Isolated chronic cough was defined as current cough lasting ≥ 8 weeks and no recurrent cough.

resultsThe prevalence of recurrent cough was 3.8% among all respondents (n = 5983). Recurrent cough was associated with asthma (aOR 3.32 (95% CI 2.13-5.18)), chronic rhinosinusitis (2.91 (1.89-4.46)), family history of chronic cough (2.59 (1.88-3.56)), analgesic intolerance (2.13 (1.27-3.57)), male gender (1.92 (1.39-2.66)), gastro-esophageal reflux disease (1.73 (1.21-2.47)), obstructive sleep apnoea (1.69 (1.23-2.32)), symptom sum (1.12 per symptom (1.03-1.22)), and younger age (0.96 per year (0.93-1.00)). Isolated chronic cough was associated with chronic rhinosinusitis (3.45 (2.39-4.97)), asthma (2.17 (1.38-3.41), gastro-esophageal reflux disease (1.80 (1.32-2.47)), family history of chronic cough (1.80 (1.35-2.41)), obstructive sleep apnoea (1.49 (1.12-2.00)), symptom sum (1.18 per symptom (1.10-1.27)), and body mass index (0.96 per unit (0.93-1.00)). Among subjects with recurrent and isolated chronic cough, the prevalence of depressive symptoms were 7.7% and 4.2%, p = 0.11, the Leicester Cough Questionnaire total scores 15.2 (14.6-15.8) and 16.3 (16.0-16.6), P = 0.001, and the mean number of yearly cough-related doctor`s visits 0.58 (0.45-0.71) and 0.36 (0.19-0.53), P = 0.007, respectively.

conclusionThe risk factors and consequences of recurrent and isolated chronic cough were comparable. Recurrent cough seems beneficial to address in cough evaluation.

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AsthmaGastroesophageal RefluxSleep Apnea, ObstructiveAdultAgedChronic DiseaseCoughCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMaleChronic coughEpidemiologyQuality of lifeRecurrent coughRisk factors

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