Nighttime Cough Characteristics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
Coughing is a symptom of many respiratory diseases. An increased amount of coughs may signal an (upcoming) health issue, while a decreasing amount of coughs may indicate an improved health status. The presence of a cough can be identified by a cough classifier. The cough density fluctuates considera...
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| author | Albertus C. den Brinker Okke Ouweltjes Ronald Rietman Susannah Thackray-Nocera Michael G. Crooks Alyn H. Morice |
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| description | Coughing is a symptom of many respiratory diseases. An increased amount of coughs may signal an (upcoming) health issue, while a decreasing amount of coughs may indicate an improved health status. The presence of a cough can be identified by a cough classifier. The cough density fluctuates considerably over the course of a day with a pattern that is highly subject-dependent. This paper provides a case study of cough patterns from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients as determined by a stationary semi-automated cough monitor. It clearly demonstrates the variability of cough density over the observation time, its patient specificity and dependence on health status. Furthermore, an earlier established empirical finding of a linear relation between mean and standard deviation of a session’s cough count is validated. An alert mechanism incorporating these findings is described. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-443f0ce46ec44afdb4b2e601cf7761302025-01-24T13:48:48ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-01-0125240410.3390/s25020404Nighttime Cough Characteristics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease PatientsAlbertus C. den Brinker0Okke Ouweltjes1Ronald Rietman2Susannah Thackray-Nocera3Michael G. Crooks4Alyn H. Morice5Independent Researcher, 5708 DJ Helmond, The NetherlandsPhilips Digital Standardization & Licensing Research, 5656 AE Eindhoven, The NetherlandsPhilips I&S, Innovation Engineering, Data Science and AI, 5656 AE Eindhoven, The NetherlandsDepartment of Academic Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Hull York Medical School, Cottingham HU16 5JQ, UKDepartment of Academic Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Hull York Medical School, Cottingham HU16 5JQ, UKDepartment of Academic Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Hull York Medical School, Cottingham HU16 5JQ, UKCoughing is a symptom of many respiratory diseases. An increased amount of coughs may signal an (upcoming) health issue, while a decreasing amount of coughs may indicate an improved health status. The presence of a cough can be identified by a cough classifier. The cough density fluctuates considerably over the course of a day with a pattern that is highly subject-dependent. This paper provides a case study of cough patterns from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients as determined by a stationary semi-automated cough monitor. It clearly demonstrates the variability of cough density over the observation time, its patient specificity and dependence on health status. Furthermore, an earlier established empirical finding of a linear relation between mean and standard deviation of a session’s cough count is validated. An alert mechanism incorporating these findings is described.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/2/404COPDcoughacute exacerbationalert |
| spellingShingle | Albertus C. den Brinker Okke Ouweltjes Ronald Rietman Susannah Thackray-Nocera Michael G. Crooks Alyn H. Morice Nighttime Cough Characteristics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Sensors COPD cough acute exacerbation alert |
| title | Nighttime Cough Characteristics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients |
| title_full | Nighttime Cough Characteristics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients |
| title_fullStr | Nighttime Cough Characteristics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nighttime Cough Characteristics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients |
| title_short | Nighttime Cough Characteristics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients |
| title_sort | nighttime cough characteristics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients |
| topic | COPD cough acute exacerbation alert |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/2/404 |
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