Clinical assessment of chronic cough severity
Clinical assessment of chronic cough severity
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DOI：
10.1016/j.pupt.2006.10.002
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Birring, Surinder S.
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作者：
Raj, Anita A.;Birring, Surinder S.
仅通过咨询患者来评估咳嗽严重程度受限于其主观性质和医生判断的可变性。咳嗽的评估受到缺乏客观工具的阻碍，现有的工具验证不佳，非标准化，临床使用不切实际。最近的发展已经克服了其中的一些问题，现在可以使用各种工具来评估咳嗽，包括视觉模拟量表（VAS），生活质量问卷，咳嗽反射敏感性测量和自动咳嗽频率监测器。这些工具可用于验证咳嗽的存在并评估对治疗的反应。它们也将在临床试验中发挥重要作用。(c)2006爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
The assessment of cough severity solely through consultation with the patient is limited by its subjective nature and variability of physician judgement. The assessment of cough has been hampered by a paucity of objective tools, those available have been poorly validated, non-standardized and are impractical for clinical use. Recent developments have overcome some of these problems and a variety of tools can now be used to assess cough that include visual analogue scales (VAS), quality-of-life questionnaires, cough reflex sensitivity measurement and automated cough frequency monitors. These tools can be used to validate the presence of cough and assess response to therapy. They will also have an important role in clinical trials. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.