Table 1.
Study sites and patient characteristics
Location of participating BE centers | |
Total number of centers | 9 |
U.S. based centers | 8 |
UK based centers | 1 |
Number of patients per BE center | |
Total number of participating patients | 100 |
University of Alabama at Birmingham | 5 |
Mount Sinai Downtown | 11 |
Mount Sinai Uptown | 30 |
Royal Papworth | 7 |
University of North Carolina | 11 |
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 9 |
Cleveland Clinic | 9 |
Cleveland Clinic–Independence Family Health Center | 10 |
National Jewish Health | 8 |
Distribution of IMPACT BE utilization by care team member per encounter | |
Total number of encounters | 124 |
M.D. | 46 |
R.N. | 21 |
R.T. | 18 |
P.T. | 16 |
N.P./P.A. | 15 |
M.A./C.N.A. | 8 |
Participating patients | |
Age, yr, median (range) | 67 (22–90) |
Sex, % (n) | |
Female | 69 (69) |
Male | 31 (31) |
Ethnicity,* % (n) | |
White non-Hispanic | 70 (70) |
Black non-Hispanic | 4 (4) |
Hispanic | 1 (1) |
Asian | 1 (1) |
FEV1,† L, mean (range) | 1.78 (0.71–5.00) |
Definition of abbreviations: BE = bronchiectasis; FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 second; IMPACT BE = Individual Management of Patient Airway Clearance Therapy–Bronchiectasis; M.A./C.A.N. = medical assistant/certified nursing assistant; M.D. = medical doctor; N.P./P.A. = nurse practitioner/physician’s assistant; P.T. = physical therapist; R.N. = registered nurse; R.T. = respiratory therapist.
Race and ethnicity data were captured for a subset of patients (n = 76).
FEV1 was captured for a subset of patients (n = 73).