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The CSI was translated from English into Arabic using the forward\u2010backward method. Its reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and test\u2013retest reliability. Its construct validity was assessed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and its internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Its discriminant validity was determined using the Mann\u2013Whitney <jats:italic>U<\/jats:italic> test, and its reproducibility was evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data were collected from 100 participants, 50 with chronic cough and 50 healthy controls. The mean age was 41.56\u2009\u00b1\u200914.28\u2009years in the chronic cough group and 35.48\u2009\u00b1\u200910.02\u2009years in the healthy control group. The A\u2010CSI exhibited high reproducibility (ICC\u2009=\u20090.896) and excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha\u2009=\u20090.966). EFA identified three factors explaining 66.41% of the variance, with all items having communalities &gt;\u20090.3. 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