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## Introduction: Current literature reveals that up to 88% of individuals undergoing behavioral speech therapy (bst) for chronic refractory cough (crc) demonstrate benefit at 4-8 weeks post-treatment. however, investigations of bst are confounded by overlapping use of neuromodulators, missing follow-up data, and an absence of long-term outcomes. this study investigated treatment outcomes beyond 6 months in individuals diagnosed with crc, and whose treatment outcomes were clinically undocumented. ## Methods: Participants with crc 6 months or greater beyond treatment completion were recruited. participants completed a post-treatment leicester cough questionnaire (lcq) and a telephone interview. demographic data, cough characteristics, treatment adherence, bst outcomes, and pre- and post-treatment lcq scores were evaluated. ## Results: 80 individuals met inclusion criteria and 29 consented to participate. of these, 27 were recommended bst. the majority were female (19/27) with average age of 58 years (sd = 12). mean cough duration was 60 months (sd = 98) and mean post-bst duration was 20 months (sd = 9). a significant increase in pre- to post-treatment lcq scores occurred [4.4 (sd = 4

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Author

Miranda L. Wright; Krishna M. Sundar; Jennifer S. Herrick; Julie M. Barkmeier-Kraemer

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)