Table 1 Results for Delphi round 1 and 2
From: A new simple score of chronic cough: cough evaluation test
Round 1 | Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Scores≥4, % | Mean ± SD | Scores≥4, % | |
1. Cough frequency during the day | 4.35 ± 0.55 | 96.77% | 4.44 ± 0.50 | 100.00% |
2. Cough frequency during the night | 4.58 ± 0.56 | 96.77% | 4.72 ± 0.46 | 100.00% |
3. Cough frequency during the day and night | 4.00 ± 1.12 | 75.00% | 4.10 ± 0.98 | 82.76% |
4. Intense cough | 4.07 ± 0.70 | 79.31% | 4.17 ± 0.65 | 86.67% |
5. Cough beyond control | 3.79 ± 1.15 | 62.07% | 4.10 ± 1.06 | 70.00% |
6. Cough disturbed sleep | 4.58 ± 0.62 | 93.55% | 4.77 ± 0.50 | 96.77% |
7. Cough interfered with daily life | 4.40 ± 0.72 | 86.67% | 4.66 ± 0.55 | 96.88% |
8. Psychological burden from cough | 3.52 ± 0.94 | 48.15% | 3.54 ± 0.79 | 53.57% |
9. Feel anxious or depressive | 3.80 ± 0.89 | 63.33% | 3.87 ± 0.72 | 74.19% |
10. Feel embarrassment | 3.21 ± 0.86 | 34.48% | 3.27 ± 0.64 | 36.67% |
11. Concerned that cough was related to infectious disease or lung cancer | 2.88 ± 1.21 | 30.77% | 2.90 ± 1.01 | 27.59% |
12. Sputum (phlegm) production | 4.58 ± 0.72 | 93.55% | 3.81 ± 0.82 | 68.75% |
13. Difficult to expectorate | 3.84 ± 0.82 | 77.42% | 3.94 ± 0.72 | 84.38% |