Abstract
Given the very high prevalence of cough, little is known about its impacts.A questionnaire was sent via e-mail to all public service employees in two towns in Finland. There were 373 subjects with acute cough, 174 with subacute cough and 421 with chronic cough. Cough-related quality of life was assessed with the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) and depressive symptoms with Patient Health Questionnaire-2. In addition, data on doctor's visits and sick leave days were collected.Mean LCQ (95% CI) total scores were 16.2 (15.9–16.5), 14.5 (14.1–15.0) and 14.6 (14.3–14.9) among subjects with acute, subacute and chronic cough, respectively (p<0.001). The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 5.4%, 7.5% and 4.8%, respectively, and 5.0% among subjects without current cough (p=0.50). The respective proportions of subjects with at least one doctor's visit due to cough during the previous year were 27.6%, 44.8%, 49.6% and 16.1% (p<0.001). The respective proportions of subjects with at least one sick leave day due to cough during the previous year were 28.9%, 39.1%, 36.3% and 15.3% (p<0.001). Any current cough was associated with an increased the risk of several (three or more) yearly doctor's visit due to any reason (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.49, 95% CI 1.27–1.76) and several (seven or more) yearly sick leave days due to any reason (aOR 1.43, 95% CI 1.22–1.68).Cough decreases quality of life, and has a large socioeconomic impact by increasing doctor's visits and sick leave days. However, it is not associated with depressive symptoms. The impacts of subacute and chronic cough are comparable, and larger than those of acute cough.
Funder
Hengityssairauksien Tutkimussäätiö
Kuopion Hengityssäätiö
Publisher
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Subject
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Reference26 articles.
1. Impact of Chronic Cough on Quality of Life
2. Development of a symptom specific health status measure for patients with chronic cough: Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ)
3. Quality of life and psychosocial aspects of cough;Brignall;Lung,2008
4. The Impact of Chronic Cough: A Cross-Sectional European Survey
5. National Institute for Health and Welfare . Suomalaisen aikuisväestön terveyskäyttäytyminen ja terveys (AVTK) [Health Behaviour and Health among the Finnish Adult Population]. https://thl.fi/en/tutkimus-ja-kehittaminen/tutkimukset-ja-hankkeet/aikuisten-terveys-hyvinvointi-ja-palvelututkimus-ath/aiemmat-tutkimukset/suomalaisen-aikuisvaeston-terveyskayttaytyminen-ja-terveys-avtk Date last updated: April 15, 2014. Date last accessed: May 14, 2018.
Cited by
24 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献