Longitudinal passive cough monitoring and its implications for detecting changes in clinical status.
Juan Carlos Gabaldón-FigueiraEric KeenMatthew RuddVirginia OrriloIsabel BlaviaCarlos J ChaccourMindaugas GalvosasPeter SmallSimon Grandjean LapierrePublished in: ERJ open research (2022)
Detecting changes in an individual's rate of coughing is complicated by significant stochastic variability within and between days. Assessing change based solely on intermittent sampling, including 24-h, can be misleading. This is particularly problematic in detecting small changes in individuals who have a low rate and/or high variance in cough pattern.
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