Prevalence of chronic cough and patient characteristics in adults in Spain : A population-based cross-sectional survey

BACKGROUND: Chronic cough (CC) represents a significant health burden. This study assessed the prevalence of CC (defined as per international guidelines as cough duration >8 weeks) in Spanish adults and compared characteristics between CC and non-CC cohorts.

METHODS: CC cohorts were compiled using data from adult respondents to the 2020 Spanish cross-sectional online National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS). Using propensity scores, respondents experiencing CC during their lifetime and the previous 12 months were matched 3:1 to respondents without CC and their health characteristics were compared. The number of Spanish adults affected with CC was estimated using weighted CC prevalence.

RESULTS: CC during their lifetime or the previous 12 months was experienced by 579 (8.2%) and 389 (5.5%) of 7074 NHWS respondents, of whom 233 (38.5%) and 171 (44.0%), respectively, had physician-diagnosed CC. Based on weighted prevalence rates, lifetime and 12-month CC were estimated to affect ≈3.3 million and ≈2.2 million Spanish adults, respectively. Relative to the non-CC cohort, the 12-month CC cohort consistently demonstrated poorer health status, poorer mental health, greater healthcare utilization, and lower productivity at work and home.

CONCLUSION: This study contributes novel data regarding the prevalence of CC in Spain, suggests that CC is underdiagnosed, and reflects that CC and related comorbidities inflict a significant health burden in the affected population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Chronic respiratory disease - 19(2022) vom: 21. Jan., Seite 14799731221098722

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Domínguez-Ortega, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Plaza, Vicente [VerfasserIn]
Li, Vicky W [VerfasserIn]
Fonseca, Eileen [VerfasserIn]
Cea-Calvo, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Ashley [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Jareño, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Brady, Joanne E [VerfasserIn]
Schelfhout, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic cough
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Prevalence
Survey

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.05.2022

Date Revised 27.07.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/14799731221098722

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM341431818