Table S1.
Question |
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Over the last 7 days: |
1. How much did you cough when you woke up in the morning? |
2. How often did you cough during the day? |
3. How often did you have coughing bouts? |
4. How often were you tired after coughing? |
5. How often did coughing make you short of breath? |
6. How annoyed were you by your cough? |
7. How often did you avoid going to public places because of your cough (eg, movie theaters, restaurants, etc)? |
8. How often were your usual activities interrupted by your cough (eg, driving, hobbies, working around the house)? |
9. How often did your cough interrupt your conversations with others (eg, phone conversations and face-to-face)? |
10. How often did your cough wake you up, prevent you from falling asleep or falling back to sleep? |
11. How often were you uncomfortable about bothering other people while coughing? |
12. How thick was your phlegm? |
13. How often did you bring up phlegm? |
14. How often did your phlegm make it difficult for you to breathe? |
15. How difficult was it for you to bring up phlegm? |
16. How often did you feel uncomfortable about bothering other people while bringing up phlegm? |
17. How annoyed were you by your phlegm? |
18. How often did your phlegm interfere with your ability to speak? |
19. How often did your phlegm prevent you from going to public places (eg, movie theaters, restaurants, etc)? |
20. How often did you have to interrupt your usual activities to get rid of your phlegm (eg, driving, hobbies, working around the house)? |
Note: Each item is answered ranging from “never” to “always” or from “not at all” to “a lot/extremely”, as applicable; each type is answered using five categories.