Table 2.
Self-management behaviours: adherence to medication and lifestyles
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Adherence to medication | |
| Taking inhalers or medicines exactly as instructed by health professional; n (%) | |
| Yes | 940 (94.0%) |
| No | 60 (6.0 %) |
| Smoking habit at 6-months; n (%) | |
| No change since baseline | 743 (85.5%) |
| Current smoking | 193 (22.2%) |
| Former smoker | 450 (51.8%) |
| Never smoker | 100 (11.5%) |
| Change since baseline | 126 (14.5%) |
| Quit smoking | 105 (12.1%) |
| Started/resumed smoking | 21 (2.4%) |
| Influenza vaccination usually received | |
| Total; n (%) | 962 (89.2%) |
| Those under 65 years old; n | 297 |
| Receiving annual vaccination; n (%) | 258 (86.9%) |
| Those over 65 years old; n | 781 |
| Receiving annual vaccination; n (%) | 704 (90.1%) |
| Self-reported exercise in the last 7 days | |
| Vigorousa exercise; n (%) | 153 (14.2%) |
| Moderateb exercise; n (%) | 213 (19.8%) |
| Walking; n (%) | 388 (36.0%) |
| Hours reported sitting; hours/day; median (IQR) | 5 [4–8] |
NB: Where numbers do not add up to full cohort, values are missing. Percentages refer to the data available
a Heavy lifting, digging, aerobics or fast bicycling
b Carrying light loads, bicycling at a regular pace or doubles tennis