Table 1 Concepts and variables covered
From: Impact of refractory and unexplained chronic cough on disease burden: a qualitative study
Variable | Concepts |
|---|---|
Physical burden | Motion including change in the range of motion |
Movement including walking and use of public transport | |
Behavior including ability of multitasking, concentration and change in the number of mistakes | |
Mental and social burden | Emotions including amount of frustration, emotional instability and pessimistic emotions |
Social interactions including change in the amount of socialization with friends, emotion towards family members | |
Impact on sleep and meals | Sleep including experience of insomnia and daytime sleepiness |
Eating including change in appetite and intake of certain types of food | |
Impact on work and housework | Employment including change in work efficiency, employment status |
Daily housework including cleaning, laundry | |
Impact on communication | Communication including oral and written communication |
Impact on hobbies and leisure | Hobbies and leisure including changes in time spent for hobbies and entertainment |
Economic burden | Economic burden including burden of treatment cost, and accessibility to medical institutions |
Symptoms of cough | Severity of cough |
Influence of environment, season, and time of day on cough | |
Healthcare resource use due to cough including experience of hospitalization and amount of hospital visits per month | |
Treatment | Treatment experiences |
Expectations for new treatment |