%0 Journal Article
%A Muñoz, Gerard
%A Buxó, Maria
%A de Gracia, Javier
%A Olveira, Casilda
%A Martinez-Garcia, Miguel Angel
%A Giron, Rosa
%A Polverino, Eva
%A Alvarez, Antonio
%A Birring, Surinder S
%A Vendrell, Montserrat
%T Validation of a Spanish version of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.
%D 2016
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/9856
%X The Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) has been validated in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFBC). The present study aimed to create and validate a Spanish version of the LCQ (LCQ-Sp) in NCFBC. The LCQ-Sp was developed following a standardized protocol. For reliability, we assessed internal consistency and the change in score over a 15-day period in stable state. For responsiveness, we assessed the change in scores between visit 1 and the first exacerbation. For validity, we evaluated convergent validity through correlation with the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and discriminant validity. Two hundred fifty-nine patients (118 mild bronchiectasis, 90 moderate bronchiectasis and 47 severe bronchiectasis) were included. Internal consistency was high for the total scoring and good for the different domains (Cronbach's α: 0.86-0.91). The test-retest reliability shows an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.87 for the total score. The mean LCQ-Sp score at visit 1 decreased at the beginning of an exacerbation (15.13 ± 4.06 vs. 12.24 ± 4.64; p
%K Bronchiectasis
%K cough
%K patient-reported outcome
%K quality of life
%K questionnaire
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