LCQ Development and History Flashcards
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Who developed the Leicester Cough Questionnaire?
Answer: Birring and colleagues
The LCQ was developed by Surinder Birring and colleagues at the University of Leicester.
In what year was the LCQ originally published?
Answer: 2003
The LCQ was first published in 2003 in the European Respiratory Journal.
The LCQ was originally developed at which UK institution?
Answer: University of Leicester
The LCQ was developed at the University of Leicester, which is reflected in its name — the Leicester Cough Questionnaire.
What type of patients was the LCQ originally developed and validated in?
Answer: Patients with chronic cough
The LCQ was developed specifically for adults with chronic cough to measure the health-related quality of life impact.
What was the primary methodological approach used to develop the LCQ items?
Answer: Patient interviews and focus groups followed by psychometric testing
LCQ items were generated through patient interviews and focus groups, then refined through psychometric testing to ensure content validity.
The LCQ was designed to fill a gap in assessment because, at the time of its development, existing tools primarily focused on:
Answer: Cough frequency only
Prior to the LCQ, cough assessments focused mainly on objective cough frequency rather than patients' subjective quality of life impact.