LCQ LCQ Physical Domain 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following is NOT typically assessed in the physical domain of the LCQ?
- Feeling tired from coughing
- Feeling embarrassed in company (Correct answer)
- Having a sore chest from coughing
- Being woken up at night by coughing
Correct answer: Feeling embarrassed in company
Embarrassment is a psychological/social impact and is not part of the physical domain of the LCQ.
Question 2: In clinical practice, a low physical domain score on the LCQ would prompt a clinician to investigate:
- Financial concerns related to cough
- Physical symptoms such as sleep disturbance, chest soreness, and breathlessness (Correct answer)
- Social withdrawal due to cough
- Anxiety and depression
Correct answer: Physical symptoms such as sleep disturbance, chest soreness, and breathlessness
A low physical domain score indicates significant physical burden, prompting investigation of bodily symptoms like sleep disruption and breathlessness.
Question 3: Feeling tired or exhausted as a result of chronic coughing is captured in which LCQ domain?
- Psychological domain
- Social domain
- Physical domain (Correct answer)
- It is not captured by the LCQ
Correct answer: Physical domain
Fatigue caused by coughing is a physical consequence and is assessed within the LCQ physical domain.
Question 4: Why is chest soreness included as a physical domain item in the LCQ?
- It reflects emotional distress from coughing
- It represents a direct musculoskeletal physical consequence of repeated coughing (Correct answer)
- It captures the social impact of chronic cough
- It measures lung function indirectly
Correct answer: It represents a direct musculoskeletal physical consequence of repeated coughing
Repeated coughing causes musculoskeletal strain and chest soreness, which is a direct physical consequence captured in the physical domain.
Question 5: Which physical symptom in the LCQ is most likely to correlate with objective cough frequency monitoring?
- Feeling embarrassed
- Sleep disruption due to coughing (Correct answer)
- Avoiding social gatherings
- Worrying about illness
Correct answer: Sleep disruption due to coughing
Sleep disruption from nocturnal coughing correlates most directly with objective cough frequency recorded by ambulatory monitors.
Question 6: In patients with bronchiectasis using the LCQ, which domain tends to show the most impairment?
- Social domain
- Psychological domain
- Physical domain (Correct answer)
- All domains are equally impaired
Correct answer: Physical domain
In bronchiectasis, the physical domain tends to show the greatest impairment due to the high burden of productive cough, breathlessness, and fatigue.
LCQ LCQ Physical Domain 2
Which of the following is NOT typically assessed in the physical domain of the LCQ?