TABLE 2.

Rating^# of item importance as a routine assessment tool in cough clinics^¶

	Rating
	0	1	2	3	4
Cough severity numerical rating scale (e.g. 0–10, modified Borg scale or 0–100 visual analogue scale)	0	1.9	3.8	22.6	71.7
Cough-specific impact or QoL (e.g. LCQ or CQLQ)	0	11.3	15.1	37.7	35.9
Airway reflux questionnaire (e.g. HARQ)	9.4	17.0	28.3	32.1	13.2
Cough severity diary	5.7	11.3	39.6	36.9	7.5
Cough frequency (ambulatory cough monitoring)	11.3	18.9	41.5	17.0	11.3
General health QoL (e.g. EuroQoL or SF-36)	17.0	30.2	43.4	5.6	3.8

Data are presented as response %. QoL: quality of life; LCQ: Leicester Cough Questionnaire; CQLQ: Cough-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire; HARQ: Hull Airway Reflux Questionnaire; SF-36: 36-item Short-Form Health Survey. ^#: 5-point Likert scale (0–4), ranging from “not important at all” (0) to “neutral” (2) and “very important” (4); ^¶: original question: Please rate the importance of each item as a routine assessment tool in cough clinics.