Advances in evaluating the quality-of-life of children with chronic cough
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2014.03.006
- VernacularTitle:慢性咳嗽患儿生活质量评估的研究进展
- Author:
Cui ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chronic cough;
Quality-of-life;
Children;
Quality-of-life questionnaire
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2014;41(3):240-242
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Cough is a common respiratory symptom in children.To evaluate severity of cough and the quality-of-life in children with chronic cough,cough scores,generic questionnaires and cough-specific health-related quality of life questionnaires have been developed.Different questionnaires have their own particular features,recently the validity and reliability of the cough-specific health-related quality of life questionnaires are supposed to be high in assessing quality of life,and have been proved to be quite valid and reliable tools.Studies have shown that chronic cough not only affects physical status in children,but also seriously affects their psychological health,social activities and family life negatively.Therefore,evaluating severity of cough and impacting on quality of life contributes to the clinical development of appropriate interventions.
