Table 2.
Participants’ health information (N = 130)
| Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| BMI | ||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 21 | 16.2 |
| Normal weight (18.5-24.9) | 92 | 70.8 |
| Overweight (25-27.9) | 14 | 10.8 |
| Obesity (≥28) | 3 | 2.2 |
| (M = 21.61, SD = 3.04, Min = 15.18, Max = 29.64) | ||
| History of Smoking | ||
| Current smoking | 8 | 6.2 |
| Quit smoking | 81 | 62.3 |
| No history | 41 | 31.5 |
| Diagnosis Duration | ||
| 1 to 3 years | 36 | 27.7 |
| 4 to 6 years | 37 | 28.4 |
| 7 to 9 years | 21 | 16.2 |
| 10 years and more | 36 | 27.7 |
| (M = 7.25, SD = 4.67, Min = 1, Max = 20) | ||
| FEV1 % | ||
| Mild (≥80) | 2 | 1.5 |
| Moderate (50-80) | 128 | 98.5 |
| Respiratory Symptoms | ||
| No | 0 | 0.0 |
| Yes | 130 | 100.0 |
| Dyspnea | 105 | 80.8 |
| Wheezing | 102 | 78.5 |
| Cough | 119 | 91.5 |
| Expectoration | 111 | 85.4 |
| How Respiratory Symptoms Affect Patients | ||
| Not at all | 12 | 9.3 |
| Several days a month | 54 | 41.5 |
| Several days a week | 19 | 14.6 |
| Every day | 45 | 34.6 |
| The Main Strategies Used to Manage Respiratory Symptoms | ||
| Take medicine by themselves | 64 | 49.2 |
| Go to see the doctor | 66 | 50.8 |
| COPD-Related Hospitalizations During the Previous Year | ||
| None | 80 | 61.6 |
| 1-3 times | 44 | 33.8 |
| 4-5 times | 6 | 4.6 |
| Health Perception | ||
| Very good | 24 | 18.5 |
| Good | 21 | 16.2 |
| Fair | 64 | 49.2 |
| Poor | 18 | 13.8 |
| Very poor | 3 | 2.3 |
BMI= body mass index, FEV1 % = percentage predicted forced expiratory volume in one second, Yes: one or several symptoms can be answered by participants, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease