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Types of messages sent. Results are given as frequencies and percentages of total messages sent.
| Type of message | By the physiotherapists (N) |
Percentage of total messages (%) | By the COPDa patients (N) |
Percentage of total messages (%) |
| Motivating | 241 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| Informative | 68 | 17 | 117 | 66 |
| Question | 43 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| Fun or social | 20 | 8 | 34 | 19 |
| Total | 372 | 100 | 162 | 100 |
aCOPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
