Mohammad Rahdar, Arda Kiani, Sima Noorali, Arezoo Bakhshandeh, Fatemeh Sadat Hosseini-Baharanchi, Shadi Shafaghi, Atefeh Abedini, Amir Behnam Kharazmi
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Cough is a common symptom among patients with sarcoidosis, and the Leicester Cough Questionnaire, a cough-specific quality-of-life measure, evaluates the impact of cough across physical, psychological, and social domains in patients with chronic cough. The aim of this study was cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Persian version of Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) in pulmonary sarcoidosis in Iran. METHODS: Psychometric analyses included translation and back translation of the questionnaire, face validity, content validity, construct validity, criterion-related validity, internal consistency, and test -retest reliability were performed...
March 26, 2024: Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis, and Diffuse Lung Diseases: Official Journal of WASOG