Table 1 Mean (SD) psychological questionnaire scores for cough patients and published controls [8]
From: Prevalence of psychomorbidity among patients with chronic cough
Psychological measure | All cough (n = 57) | Idiopathic cough (n = 15) | Treated cough (n = 42) | Normal adult population 8 (n = 694) | Medical/surgical patients without psychiatric disorder 8 (n = 110) | Medical/surgical patients with psychiatric disorder 8 (n = 34) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HAD scale | ||||||
Anxiety | 6.4 (4.4) | 5.23 (3.6) | 6.7 (4.7) | - | - | - |
Depression | 3.8 (3.8) | 3.9 (3.9) | 3.8 (3.7) | - | - | - |
STAI | ||||||
State | 32.3 (8.8) | 36.5 (9.5) | 30.9(8.2) | 33.40 (9.50) | 42.7 (13.8) | 42.4 (15.7) |
Trait | 38.9 (11.3)* | 39.15 (8.8)** | 38.9 (12.2)*** | 32.8 (8.3) | 41.3 (12.5) | 44.6 (14.1) |