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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2025

Clinical characteristics of the early responders in the treatment of chronic cough.

Tai Joon An, Ji Hyun Shin, Seohyun Kim, Chin Kook Rhee, Ji-Yong Moon, Jin Woo Kim, Hyoung Kyu Yoon

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Tai Joon AnDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0286-2638
Ji Hyun ShinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8964-3632
Seohyun KimDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3248-7429
Chin Kook RheeDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4533-7937
Ji-Yong MoonDivision of Pulmonary and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2459-3448
Jin Woo KimDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6022-1292
Hyoung Kyu YoonDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4783-2077

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Abstract

Background: Chronic cough (CC) is defined by cough more than 8 weeks. Common causes of CC are upper airway cough syndrome (UACS), asthma, eosinophilic bronchitis (EB), and gastroesophageal reflux diseases (GERD). However, we do not know the characteristics of responding to treatment early. We conducted this study to evaluate the characteristics of the early responder group of CC. Methods: This study was conducted as multi-center, retrospective observational study. Patients were collected in 15 university hospitals. The severity and quality of life (QOL) of CC were measured by cough numeric rating scale (NRS) and Cough Assessment Test (COAT) scores three times (baseline, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks after treatment). The early responder group was defined by improvement of minimal important difference in both cough NRS and COAT. Results: Early responder group was more diagnosed as UACS compared to non-early responder group (65.7% Conclusions: We demonstrated the characteristics of early responders of CC treatment. UACS group and higher baseline cough severity group showed earlier response to treatment than other groups.

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Chronic cough (CC)Cough Assessment Test (COAT)cough numeric rating scale (cough NRS)early responderupper airway cough syndrome (UACS)

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PMCPMC11986744

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