Chamberlain Sarah A F, Garrod Rachel, Douiri Abdel, Masefield Sarah, Powell Pippa, Bücher Catherine, Pandyan Anand, Morice Alyn H, Birring Surinder S
Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, Denmark Hill Campus, London, SE5 9RS, UK.
Lung. 2015 Jun;193(3):401-8. doi: 10.1007/s00408-015-9701-2. Epub 2015 Mar 19.
Studies that investigate the impact of chronic cough have largely focused on patients attending secondary care. Our aim was to investigate the opinions of the wider general population across Europe.
An internet survey was made available in 12 languages on the European Lung Foundation website, between January 2012 and April 2013.
Of 1120 respondents from 29 different European countries, 67 % were female, mean age 51 years (SD 15), median cough duration 2-5 years. The majority of respondents reported cough impacted their quality of life, mood and ability to undertake activities. Despite 72 % of respondents having visited their doctor ≥3 times, only 53 % had received a diagnosis. Asthma was the most common diagnosis (23 %). Most respondents reported limited or no effectiveness of medications. 88 % of respondents reported that they would like more information to be available on chronic cough.
Chronic cough has a negative impact on quality of life. Further work is needed to raise awareness, promote management strategies, develop effective treatments and consider the educational and support needs of patients with chronic cough.
研究慢性咳嗽影响的研究主要集中在二级医疗机构的患者。我们的目的是调查欧洲更广泛普通人群的看法。
2012年1月至2013年4月期间，欧洲肺部基金会网站提供了12种语言的网络调查问卷。
来自29个不同欧洲国家的1120名受访者中，67%为女性，平均年龄51岁（标准差15），咳嗽持续时间中位数为2至5年。大多数受访者表示咳嗽影响了他们的生活质量、情绪和进行活动的能力。尽管72%的受访者就医次数≥3次，但只有53%得到了诊断。哮喘是最常见的诊断（23%）。大多数受访者表示药物疗效有限或无效。88%的受访者表示希望能获得更多关于慢性咳嗽的信息。
慢性咳嗽对生活质量有负面影响。需要进一步开展工作以提高认识、推广管理策略、开发有效治疗方法并考虑慢性咳嗽患者的教育和支持需求。
