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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward pulmonary function testing among patients with cough

  • Haiqin Zhang
  • Jing Liu
  • Qijian Cheng
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Abstract

This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to pulmonary function testing (PFT) among patients presenting with cough. Self-designed KAP questionnaire was conducted at Ruijin Hospital, involving 387 patients between 24 June 2024 and 7 March 2025. Participants were mostly female (53.0%) and aged 35–54 years (47.5%). The majority were married (82.9%) and lived in urban areas (88.6%). Regarding cough duration, 37.7% reported ≥ 8 weeks and 35.7% <3 weeks. Most had never smoked (84.2%). For prior pulmonary function testing (PFT), 39.3% reported undergoing testing within 1 year. The mean ± SD knowledge and attitudes scores were 21.53 ± 6.66 (possible range: 0–23), 30.48 ± 3.76 (possible range: 8–40), respectively. Adherence to routine pulmonary function testing was observed in 57.9% of patients. In multivariate analysis, higher knowledge scores (OR = 1.080, 95%CI: 1.037–1.124, P < 0.001) and attitude scores (OR = 1.133, 95%CI: 1.052–1.220, P = 0.001) were significantly associated with increased PFT adherence. Conversely, a lower Body Mass Index was associated with active practice (< 18.5: OR = 13.413, P = 0.013), though this warrants cautious interpretation due to the small subgroup size. Additionally, employees from enterprises showed significantly higher adherence (OR = 4.353, P = 0.009). Patients presenting with cough showed good awareness of general PFT concepts but poor understanding of specialized pulmonary function tests, also, patients showed passive attitudes and suboptimal practices toward pulmonary function testing.

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@article{zhang2026knowledge,
  title = {{Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward pulmonary function testing among patients with cough}},
  author = {Haiqin Zhang and Jing Liu and Qijian Cheng},
  journal = {Scientific Reports},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-71968-3},
  url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-71968-3},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward pulmonary function testing among patients with cough
AU  - Haiqin Zhang
AU  - Jing Liu
AU  - Qijian Cheng
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/01
JO  - Scientific Reports
DO  - 10.1038/s41598-026-71968-3
UR  - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-71968-3
AB  - This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to pulmonary function testing (PFT) among patients presenting with cough. Self-designed KAP questionnaire was conducted at Ruijin Hospital, involving 387 patients between 24 June 2024 and 7 March 2025. Participants were mostly female (53.0%) and aged 35–54 years (47.5%). The majority were married (82.9%) and lived in urban areas (88.6%). Regarding cough duration, 37.7% reported ≥ 8 weeks and 35.7% <3 weeks. Most had never smoked (84.2%). For prior pulmonary function testing (PFT), 39.3% reported undergoing testing within 1 year. The mean ± SD knowledge and attitudes scores were 21.53 ± 6.66 (possible range: 0–23), 30.48 ± 3.76 (possible range: 8–40), respectively. Adherence to routine pulmonary function testing was observed in 57.9% of patients. In multivariate analysis, higher knowledge scores (OR = 1.080, 95%CI: 1.037–1.124, P < 0.001) and attitude scores (OR = 1.133, 95%CI: 1.052–1.220, P = 0.001) were significantly associated with increased PFT adherence. Conversely, a lower Body Mass Index was associated with active practice (< 18.5: OR = 13.413, P = 0.013), though this warrants cautious interpretation due to the small subgroup size. Additionally, employees from enterprises showed significantly higher adherence (OR = 4.353, P = 0.009). Patients presenting with cough showed good awareness of general PFT concepts but poor understanding of specialized pulmonary function tests, also, patients showed passive attitudes and suboptimal practices toward pulmonary function testing.
SN  - 2045-2322
ER  -