LCQ LCQ Psychological Domain 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which psychological symptom is directly assessed by the LCQ psychological domain?
- Chest pain from coughing
- Feeling depressed or fed up because of coughing (Correct answer)
- Avoiding restaurants due to coughing
- Being woken from sleep by coughing
Correct answer: Feeling depressed or fed up because of coughing
Feeling depressed or fed up as a result of chronic coughing is a key psychological domain item in the LCQ.
Question 2: Anxiety about the cause of one's cough is captured in which LCQ domain?
- Physical domain
- Social domain
- Psychological domain (Correct answer)
- It is not assessed by the LCQ
Correct answer: Psychological domain
Worry or anxiety about whether the cough signifies a serious underlying disease is captured in the psychological domain of the LCQ.
Question 3: Embarrassment caused by coughing in the presence of others is classified in the LCQ as:
- A physical domain item
- A social domain item
- A psychological domain item (Correct answer)
- Not included in the LCQ
Correct answer: A psychological domain item
Embarrassment from coughing in others' presence is an emotional/psychological response captured in the psychological domain.
Question 4: A patient with chronic cough who reports that coughing makes them feel irritable would have this captured in which LCQ domain?
- Physical domain
- Social domain
- Psychological domain (Correct answer)
- No domain — irritability is not assessed
Correct answer: Psychological domain
Irritability caused by chronic coughing is an emotional/psychological effect included in the LCQ psychological domain.
Question 5: The psychological domain of the LCQ was included because chronic cough is known to be associated with:
- Improved immune function
- Elevated mood and energy
- Psychological distress including anxiety and depression (Correct answer)
- No measurable mental health effects
Correct answer: Psychological distress including anxiety and depression
Chronic cough is strongly associated with psychological distress, including anxiety, depression, and embarrassment, which the LCQ psychological domain captures.
Question 6: In validated studies, LCQ psychological domain scores have been shown to correlate with scores on which standalone tool?
- FEV1 spirometry values
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (Correct answer)
- The Epworth Sleepiness Scale
- The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Correct answer: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
LCQ psychological domain scores correlate significantly with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), supporting its construct validity.
LCQ LCQ Psychological Domain 1
Which psychological symptom is directly assessed by the LCQ psychological domain?