LCQ Psychological Domain Flashcards
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A low score on the LCQ psychological domain in a patient with idiopathic chronic cough should prompt the clinician to consider:
Answer: Referring for psychological support or cognitive behavioral therapy
A low psychological domain score indicates significant emotional distress, warranting consideration of psychological support or CBT alongside medical management.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between LCQ psychological domain scores and cough severity?
Answer: Higher cough severity consistently predicts lower (worse) psychological domain scores
Studies show that greater cough severity is associated with lower LCQ psychological domain scores, reflecting worse psychological quality of life.
Feeling that coughing has taken over one's life is most likely captured in which LCQ domain?
Answer: Psychological domain
The sense that cough dominates one's life is an emotional cognitive appraisal captured in the psychological domain.
Speech pathology cough suppression therapy (CST) has been shown to improve the LCQ psychological domain. This is primarily because CST:
Answer: Reduces anxiety by improving perceived control over coughing
CST reduces the psychological burden by improving the patient's sense of control over coughing, which alleviates anxiety and improves psychological domain scores.
The psychological domain of the LCQ contains how many items?
Answer: 5
The LCQ psychological domain contains 5 items addressing emotional consequences such as embarrassment, depression, anxiety, irritability, and feeling distressed.
Which patient characteristic is most likely to predict a severely low LCQ psychological domain score at baseline?
Answer: Long-standing chronic cough of more than 2 years duration
Patients with chronic cough lasting more than 2 years tend to show the greatest psychological burden, reflected in lower LCQ psychological domain scores.