LCQ LCQ Administration and Patient Completion 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the recommended setting for LCQ administration in a US outpatient clinic?
- Quiet waiting or exam room before the clinical consultation (Correct answer)
- During a phone follow-up call
- During an acute illness episode
- In the radiology department after imaging
Correct answer: Quiet waiting or exam room before the clinical consultation
The LCQ should ideally be completed in a quiet clinical setting (waiting or exam room) before the consultation to provide baseline data for the clinician.
Question 2: Can the LCQ be administered electronically?
- Yes — validated electronic versions exist (Correct answer)
- No — only paper administration is valid
- Only via fax
- Only if supervised by a nurse
Correct answer: Yes — validated electronic versions exist
Electronic versions of the LCQ have been validated and shown to be equivalent to paper administration, supporting telemedicine and digital health applications.
Question 3: Which language is the LCQ originally written in?
- English (Correct answer)
- French
- German
- Spanish
Correct answer: English
The LCQ was originally developed and published in English by Birring et al. (2003) at the University of Leicester, UK.
Question 4: If a patient skips one LCQ item, how should clinicians handle scoring?
- Prorate the domain score using the available items (Correct answer)
- Discard the entire questionnaire
- Assign the missing item a score of 1
- Use the median score from other domains
Correct answer: Prorate the domain score using the available items
Missing items can be handled by prorating the domain score using only the completed items, provided the majority of items are answered.
Question 5: Is the LCQ appropriate for use in patients with acute cough lasting less than 3 weeks?
- No — it is designed for chronic cough (>8 weeks) (Correct answer)
- Yes — it works for any cough duration
- Yes — for acute only
- It depends on the clinician's discretion
Correct answer: No — it is designed for chronic cough (>8 weeks)
The LCQ is validated for chronic cough (typically defined as lasting >8 weeks); it is not designed for acute cough assessment.
Question 6: Who developed the Leicester Cough Questionnaire?
- Birring et al. at the University of Leicester (Correct answer)
- Murray and Nadel at UCSF
- Barnes et al. at Imperial College London
- Gibson and Chang at the University of Sydney
Correct answer: Birring et al. at the University of Leicester
The LCQ was developed by Surinder Birring and colleagues at the University of Leicester and published in 2003.
LCQ LCQ Administration and Patient Completion 2
What is the recommended setting for LCQ administration in a US outpatient clinic?