Table 6.

Effect of (baseline) hospitalization on how people felt they changed and consequently managed their COPD (%)

	Increased/better/more often		No change		Reduced/worsened/less often		Between-group difference
	UC	SPACE for COPD	UC	SPACE for COPD	UC	SPACE for COPD
Your level of exercise and general activities	14	37	57	43	29	20	P=0.097
Your ability to arrange your life to cope with COPD	11	50	79	40	11	10	P=0.012*
Taking your medications on time as prescribed	17	57	71	43	4	0	P=0.017*
Knowing when to seek help about feeling unwell	43	73	57	23	0	3	P=0.038*
Your efforts to give up/avoid smoking	36	40	46	37	7	3	P=0.438
Your participation in discussion forums/groups	0	13	75	67	7	7	P=0.161
The use of available community support services	4	30	82	60	11	3	P=0.058

Notes: Not all participants completed each question; therefore, not all scores total 100%.

^*P<0.05.

Abbreviations: UC, usual care; SPACE, Self-management Program of Activity, Coping, and Education.