Table I.
Demographic and medical characteristics of participants who provided pre- and post-intervention data (n = 37)a
| Variable | Patients
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Care partners
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 21) | Experimental (n = 10) | Control (n = 11) | df | Fisher’s exact test | Total (n = 20) | Experimental (n = 10) | Control (n = 10) | df | Fisher’s exact test | |
| Age, y | 66.19 ± 10.93 | 65.2 ± 10.28 | 67.09 ± 11.90 | n/a | n/a | 65.05 ± 10.67 | 63.3 ± 12.7 | 67 ± 8.58 | n/a | n/a |
| Gender, % male | 76.2% | 33.33% (n = 7) | 42.9% (n = 9) | 1 | .6351 | 23.8% | 19.04% (n = 4) | 4.76% (n = 1) | 1 | .14 |
| Caucasian, % | 95.2% | 47.6% (n = 10) | 47.6% (n = 10) | 1 | 1.0 | 95.24% | 100% (n = 10) | 90% (n = 9) | 1 | 1.0 |
| Diagnosis | ||||||||||
| biopsy % | 57.1% | 14.29% | 42.86% | 1 | .03a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| HRCT | 42.9% | 33.33% | 9.52% | |||||||
| Lung function, % pred (n = 20) | ||||||||||
| FVC > 55% | 70% | 40% | 30% | 1 | .665 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FVC 50%–55% | 15% | 5% | 10% | |||||||
| FVC < 50% | 15% | 5% | 10% | |||||||
| Depression, % prior or current | 19.05% | 9.52% | 9.52% | 1 | 1.0 | 27.78% | 16.67% | 11.11% | 1 | 1.0 |
| Dropout, % yes | 4.76% | 0% | 4.76% | 1 | 1.0 | 19.05% | 4.76% | 14.29% | 1 | .14 |
n/a, not applicable; df, degrees of freedom; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; HRCT, high-resolution computed tomography.
a
Variables are mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise indicated.