Tools for Assessing Outcomes in Studies of Chronic Cough.

Autor: Boulet, Louis-Philippe, Coeytaux, Remy R., McCrory, Douglas C., French, Cynthia T., Chang, Anne B., Birring, Surlnder S., Smith, Jaclyn, Diekemper, Rebecca L., Rubin, Bruce, Irwin, Richard S.
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Zdroj: CHEST; Mar2015, Vol. 147 Issue 3, p804-814, 11p
Abstrakt: The article presents a study on cough-specific health-related quality of life (QoL) questionnaires as measurement of choice to evaluate cough's impact on patients. Topics covered include the reporting of cough severity by numeric rating scales or visual analog, the efficacy of cough-modifying agents, and the inconsistency of other cough measurement tools.
Databáze: Complementary Index