Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Female, n (%)	13 (54)
Inpatients, n (%)	16 (66)
Age, mean (range)	63 years (29–91)
Hours monitored, mean (range)	16 hours 46 min (5:05–24:51)
Hourly cough rate, mean (range)	11.8 (0.5–35.2)
Diagnoses, n (%)
COVID-19*	14 (58)
Bacterial pneumonia	3 (12)
Upper respiratory tract infection	2 (8)
Asthma exacerbation	2 (8)
Acute bronchitis	1 (4)
COPD exacerbation	1 (4)
Dyspnoea	1 (4)

*With/without associated bacterial pneumonia.