Understanding physician’s knowledge and perception of chronic cough in Switzerland

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare providers on chronic refractory cough: A cross-sectional study

“…In addition, most healthcare providers believed that CRC affects the normal work and life of the patients. Similar results were also reported by Leuppi et al [ 18 ]. Thus, medical staff must provide more help to the patients from the perspectives of drug treatment and psychological counseling.…”

“…Previous studies reported relatively moderate KAP toward chronic cough among physicians. Indeed, Leuppi et al [ 18 ] (from Switzerland) reported that 39% of general practitioners and 73% of pneumologists could adequately define chronic cough, and most physicians (72%) reported gaps in treatment patterns. Shields et al [ 19 ] (from the United States of America) reported that only 50% of the physicians could describe chronic cough according to the guidelines, and most participants declared trying to find the cause of chronic cough before referring.…”

“…KAP surveys can help identify gaps and obstacles that can be addressed by teaching, training, and continuing education activities [ 16 , 17 ]. Previous studies examined the KAP of physicians toward chronic cough and generally showed moderate KAP regarding the diagnosis and management of chronic cough [ 18 , 19 ]. A patient-perspective study showed that only 30% of the patients thought their physician had managed their cough adequately [ 20 ].…”

Epidemiology and Healthcare Service Utilization among Adults with Chronic Cough

“…In this cohort, we observed a high frequency of dispensing of respiratory and gastrointestinal medications that, in many cases, were first purchased in close proximity to the initial visit diagnosis of cough. However, we observed discrepancies between the number of patients with diagnoses of GERD or asthma and the number of patients using the respective medications, in line with previous publications [ 33 , 34 , 35 ]. These discrepancies might be a result of underdiagnoses of the above conditions, however, it is more likely they result of overuse outside of Food and Drug Administration indication [ 36 , 37 ].…”

A survey of UK respiratory specialists’ opinion on the management of chronic cough

“…Puente-Maestu et al [1] conducted a survey of four medical scientific societies in Spain. The format of this electronic questionnaire has been used as a template, adapted for local circumstances in this current investigation and those in Canada [3] and Switzerland [4].…”