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Table 1 Demographics of older patients with COPD (n = 29)

From: Patients’ and healthcare providers’ perceptions and experiences of telehealth use and online health information use in chronic disease management for older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study

Characteristics

a (n = 29)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

19 (66)

 Female

10 (34)

Age (years), mean (SD)

70.6 (6.4)

Education status, n (%)

 Primary school and Below

7 (24)

 Middle school

10 (34)

 High school

8 (28)

 Higher education and Above

4 (14)

Disease classification b, n (%)

 GOLD I

5 (17)

 GOLD II

11 (38)

 GOLD III

6 (21)

 GOLD IV

7 (24)

Disease duration, n (%)

 < 10 years

12 (41)

 ≥ 10 years

17 (59)

Group

 PeR group c

10 (34)

 FtF group d

10 (34)

 Regular group e

9 (31)

  1. a P patient
  2. b GOLD Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; GOLD I: FEV1/FVC < 70%, FEV1 ≥ 80%; GOLD II: FEV1/FVC < 70%, 50% ≤ FEV1 < 80%; GOLD III: FEV1/FVC < 70%, 30% ≤ FEV1 < 50%; GOLD IV: FEV1/FVC < 70%, FEV1 < 30%
  3. c PeR group: Older patients with COPD who participated in CDM for COPD through Pulmonary Internet Explorer Rehabilitation (PeR, mobile technology, a free social media WeChat official account) belong to PeR group
  4. d FtF group: Older patients with COPD who participated in CDM for COPD face-to-face belong to FtF group
  5. e Regular group: Older patients with COPD who participated in routine follow-up visits for COPD belong to regular group