Table 1.
Patient characteristics of the focus groups participants (N=29) with COPD (n=14), asthma-COPD overlap (n=4), and asthma (n=10).
| Characteristic | Total groups | Group I | Group II | Group III | |||||
| Groningen (n=8) | Emmen (n=11) | Assen (n=10) | |||||||
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 67.1 (9.6) | 63.8 (9.9) | 67.8 (9.7) | 68.9 (9.7) | |||||
| Gender (male), n (%) | 16 (55) | 5 (63) | 5 (46) | 6 (60) | |||||
| Diagnoses, n (%) | |||||||||
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Asthma | 10 (35) | 2 (25) | 6 (55) | 2 (20) | ||||
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COPDa | 14 (48) | 5 (63) | 2 (18) | 7 (70) | ||||
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ACOb | 4 (14) | 1 (13) | 2 (18) | 1 (10) | ||||
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Other | 1 (3) | N/Ac | 1 (9) | N/A | ||||
| Internet use, n (%) | |||||||||
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<4 d/wk | 6 (21) | 1 (13) | 3 (27) | 2 (20) | ||||
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≥4 d/wk | 23 (79) | 7 (88) | 8 (73) | 8 (80) | ||||
| Education level, n (%) | |||||||||
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Low | 9 (31) | 2 (25) | 3 (27) | 4 (40) | ||||
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Medium | 13 (41) | 4 (38) | 3 (27) | 6 (60) | ||||
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High | 12 (41) | 3 (38) | 6 (55) | 3 (30) | ||||
aCOPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
bACO: asthma-COPD overlap.
cN/A: not applicable.