LCQ LCQ Physical Domain 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following symptoms is directly assessed by the physical domain of the LCQ?
- Embarrassment in social settings
- Sleep disruption due to coughing (Correct answer)
- Avoidance of public places
- Feelings of depression
Correct answer: Sleep disruption due to coughing
Sleep disruption caused by coughing is a key physical domain item in the LCQ.
Question 2: Throat clearing is included in the LCQ physical domain because it is considered:
- A psychological coping behavior
- A direct physical manifestation related to chronic cough (Correct answer)
- A social adaptive behavior
- An occupational hazard
Correct answer: A direct physical manifestation related to chronic cough
Throat clearing is a physical symptom commonly associated with chronic cough and is captured in the physical domain.
Question 3: Which item in the physical domain of the LCQ addresses respiratory effort?
- Feeling embarrassed when coughing
- Feeling out of breath due to coughing (Correct answer)
- Avoiding smoky environments
- Worrying about a serious illness
Correct answer: Feeling out of breath due to coughing
Breathlessness or feeling out of breath as a result of coughing is a physical domain item in the LCQ.
Question 4: Leakage of urine during coughing, when assessed, falls under which LCQ domain?
- Social domain
- Psychological domain
- Physical domain (Correct answer)
- It is not addressed by the LCQ
Correct answer: Physical domain
Urinary incontinence triggered by coughing is a physical consequence captured within the physical domain of the LCQ.
Question 5: The physical domain of the LCQ specifically asks about the impact of coughing on:
- Financial income
- Relationships with family
- Sleep, breathlessness, throat clearing, and physical exhaustion (Correct answer)
- Religious or spiritual wellbeing
Correct answer: Sleep, breathlessness, throat clearing, and physical exhaustion
The physical domain targets bodily impacts including sleep disturbance, breathlessness, throat clearing, and exhaustion caused by coughing.
Question 6: A patient who scores 1 across all physical domain items would be expected to report:
- Mild intermittent cough
- No physical symptoms related to cough
- Constant severe physical impairment from cough (Correct answer)
- Only nocturnal cough
Correct answer: Constant severe physical impairment from cough
A score of 1 (all of the time) across all physical domain items reflects constant, severe physical impairment due to coughing.
LCQ LCQ Physical Domain 1
Which of the following symptoms is directly assessed by the physical domain of the LCQ?