Development of a symptom specific health status measure for patients with chronic cough: Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ)

Chronic cough is a common condition which has a significant impact on quality of life. Assessment and management are hampered by the absence of well validated outcome measures. The development and validation of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ), a self-completed health related quality of life measure of chronic cough, is presented.Patients with chronic cough were recruited from outpatient clinics. The development of the LCQ consisted of...