LCQ LCQ Development and History

Question 1

Who developed the Leicester Cough Questionnaire?

Accepted Answer

Birring and colleagues

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Irwin and colleagues

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Morice and colleagues

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McGarvey and colleagues

Question 2

In what year was the LCQ originally published?

Accepted Answer

2003

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1998

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2001

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2007

Question 3

The LCQ was originally developed at which UK institution?

Accepted Answer

University of Leicester

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University of Manchester

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University of Edinburgh

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Imperial College London

Question 4

What type of patients was the LCQ originally developed and validated in?

Accepted Answer

Patients with chronic cough

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Acute upper respiratory infection patients

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Post-surgical patients

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Pediatric asthma patients

Question 5

What was the primary methodological approach used to develop the LCQ items?

Accepted Answer

Patient interviews and focus groups followed by psychometric testing

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Expert consensus panel only

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Adaptation from an existing respiratory questionnaire

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Systematic review of cough diaries

Question 6

The LCQ was designed to fill a gap in assessment because, at the time of its development, existing tools primarily focused on:

Accepted Answer

Cough frequency only

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Physiological measures of lung function

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Pediatric populations

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Acute infection outcomes