Table 2.
Significant differences in answers between sufferers (S) and non-sufferers (NS) and interviewees aged ≤64 and >64 years
| |
|
I agree |
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | NS | χ2 | p | ||
|
Motivation |
I would be willing to use the inhaler device for a long period for therapies that last several months |
75.5 |
60 |
11.8613 |
p < 0.0027 |
| Using the inhaler device makes it easier to follow a treatment |
84 |
72.1 |
10.8456 |
p < 0.0044 |
|
|
Fear |
Using the inhaler device ensures that you always take the same dose of the drug |
80.8 |
71.8 |
13.0236 |
p < 0.0015 |
| I fear that the dispenser may contain environmentally harmful substances |
34.8 |
21.8 |
11.5824 |
p < 0.0031 |
|
| I think that a drug taken through an inhaler device is more effective |
77.1 |
67.4 |
10.8163 |
p < 0.0045 |
|
|
Sense of security |
I think that a drug taken through an inhaler device has a more prolonged effect over time |
60.2 |
49.1 |
9.6056 |
p < 0.0082 |
| |
≤64 |
>64 |
χ2 |
p |
|
|
Trust |
I feel totally able to correctly use an inhaler device |
80.6 |
70.6 |
21.6091 |
<0.0001 |
| I feel totally able to make an inhaler device work |
81.2 |
72.4 |
20.0434 |
<0.0001 |
|
| The inhaler device seems to be an absolutely safe device |
81.2 |
73.8 |
12.3264 |
<0.0021 |
|
|
Availability |
I would only be willing to use the inhaler device for a short period of time |
58.2 |
53.2 |
12.2936 |
<0.0021 |
| Fear | Using the inhaler device introduces a risk of taking a very low dose of the drug | 24.3 | 28.5 | 10.2285 | <0.0060 |
χ2 Chi-square.