Validation of the Mandarin Chinese version of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire in bronchiectasis

• Published in: The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease Vol. 18; no. 12; pp. 1431 - 1437
• Main Authors: Gao, Y-H., Guan, W-J., Xu, G., Gao, Y., Lin, Z-Y., Tang, Y., Lin, Z-M., Li, H-M., Luo, Q., Zhong, N-S., Birring, S. S., Chen, R-C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 01.12.2014; International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
• Subjects: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Asian Continental Ancestry Group - psychology; Bacterial diseases; Biological and medical sciences; Bronchiectasis; Bronchiectasis - diagnosis; Bronchiectasis - drug therapy; Bronchiectasis - ethnology; Bronchiectasis - psychology; China - epidemiology; Cough; Cultural Characteristics; Disease Progression; Female; Health Status; Health Status Indicators; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Lcq; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pneumology; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Quality Of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Translating; Treatment Outcome; Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections; Validity; Asia; China; Human; Test validation; Validity; Asiatic; Questionnaire; Respiratory disease; Bronchus disease; Chinese; Bronchiectasis; LCQ; Cough; Quality of life

BACKGROUND: The Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) has been validated for assessing cough-specific health status in bronchiectasis. We translated the LCQ into Mandarin Chinese and investigated its validity, reliability and responsiveness.METHODS: The LCQ was translated into Mandarin Chinese using t...