TABLE 3

Rating^# of item importance as additional aspect of cough that should be routinely measured in patients referred to cough clinics^¶

	Rating
	0	1	2	3	4
Cough complications	0	0	5.7	24.5	69.8
Cough triggers	0	1.9	5.7	24.5	67.9
Throat sensations	0	1.9	13.2	52.8	32.1
Urge to cough	1.9	3.8	20.8	41.5	32.1
Subjective cough frequency	1.9	5.7	15.1	47.2	30.2

Data are presented as response %. ^#: 5-point Likert scale (0–4), ranging from “not important at all” (0) to “neutral” (2) and “very important” (4); ^¶: original question: Please rate the importance of each item as additional aspect of cough that should be routinely measured in patients referred to cough clinics (we recognise that specific assessment tools may not currently exist).