LCQ Scoring and Calculation Flashcards
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What response scale does each LCQ item use?
Answer: 7-point Likert scale
Each LCQ item uses a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (all of the time) to 7 (none of the time).
What time frame does the LCQ ask patients to reflect upon when answering?
Answer: Past 2 weeks
The LCQ asks patients to consider their cough-related experiences over the past 2 weeks.
If a patient answers '1' on every LCQ item, what does this represent?
Answer: Cough impacts present all of the time — worst quality of life
A response of 1 means 'all of the time,' so scoring 1 on every item reflects the maximum cough burden and worst quality of life.
When computing an LCQ domain score, what happens if a patient skips one item in that domain?
Answer: The mean is calculated from the completed items only
Standard scoring guidelines allow computing the domain mean from completed items when a small number of items are missing.
Which score on the LCQ total scale suggests a clinically severe cough quality of life impairment?
Answer: Score below 11
Lower LCQ total scores indicate greater impairment; scores below 11 generally reflect severe cough-related quality of life burden.
Compared to the Cough-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (CSQLQ), the LCQ total score range is:
Answer: Wider and more granular
The LCQ's 3–21 total range with 19 items provides more granularity than shorter alternative tools, making it sensitive to treatment-related change.