Anxiety and Depression Diagnoses and the Cough Severity Index: A Retrospective Study.
Ear Nose Throat J
; : 1455613231180336, 2023 Jun 14.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
As mental health comorbidities can impact patient perception of symptoms, understanding a potential association of anxiety and depression with patients' perception of their cough may provide insight into preferred treatment plans.Methods:
A retrospective cohort study of patients presenting with chronic cough was completed. Demographics, anxiety and depression diagnoses, and patient-reported outcome measures were collected. Patient-reported outcomes between the four groups of patients-anxiety only, depression only, anxiety and depression, and none of these conditions-were compared using Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests that were used for post-hoc analysis.Results:
Cough Severity Index scores were higher in those with both anxiety and depression as compared to neither, with a median score of 26 (range 5-39) versus 19 (range 1-38), respectively (P = .041). These results were persistent also after controlling for sex and smoking status in the robust regression analysis.Conclusions:
Patients with prior diagnoses of anxiety and depression self-reported more severe symptoms for chronic cough. Adequately understanding the association of mental health with perceived cough severity may help for more individualized, successful treatment plans.
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