Validation of a visual analog scale for assessing cough severity in patients with chronic cough

• Published in: Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease Vol. 15; p. 17534666211049743
• Main Authors: Martin Nguyen, Allison, Bacci, Elizabeth D., Vernon, Margaret, Birring, Surinder S., Rosa, Carmen La, Muccino, David, Schelfhout, Jonathan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 2021; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Chronic Disease; Cough - diagnosis; Cough - drug therapy; Cough - etiology; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Original Research; Quality of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; Validity; Visual Analog Scale; patient-reported outcomes; objective cough frequency; responder threshold; Leicester Cough Questionnaire; idiopathic cough; Cough Severity Diary; cough monitoring; clinically meaningful change; minimal important difference

Introduction: Patients with chronic cough experience considerable burden. The cough severity visual analog scale (VAS) records patients’ assessment of cough severity on a 100-mm linear scale ranging from “no cough” (0 mm) to “worst cough” (100 mm). Although cough severity scales are widely used in c...