Domiciliary Cough Monitoring for the Prediction of COPD Exacerbations.
Michael George CrooksAlbertus C den BrinkerSusannah Thackray-NoceraRalph van DintherCaroline E WrightAlyn H MoricePublished in: Lung (2021)
An alert system based on cough frequency alone predicted 45% AE-COPD; the low false alert rate with cough monitoring suggests it is a practical and clinically relevant tool. In contrast, the utility of questionnaire-based symptom monitoring is limited by frequent false alerts.