Time required for cough monitoring analysis
Task | Estimated time | Frequency |
Set-up equipment | 5–10 min | Per patient visit |
Explaining use of cough monitor for patient | 5–10 min | Per patient visit |
Save/download/rename | 5 min | Per patient visit |
Analysis with input from clinician | 5–20 min | Per patient visit |
Software processing | Up to 55 min | Per patient visit |
Maintaining records of cough monitor allocation | 2 min | Per patient visit |
Processing and cleaning returned monitors | 5 min | Per patient visit |
Chasing up lost/broken monitors | Variable | Variable |
Problem solving for difficult to analyse recordings | Variable | Variable |