Table 3.
Summary of participants’ baseline demographics and measurements.
| Demographics | Intervention | Control | Overall | |
| Age (years) | ||||
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Median (IQR) | 68.0 (63.0-72.0) | 66.0 (60.0-70.0) | 67.5 (60.0-70.5) |
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Range | 45-75 | 53-75 | 45-75 |
| Gender (frequency) | ||||
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Male | 8 | 5 | 13 |
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Female | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Medical Research Council Breathlessness scorea (frequency) | ||||
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2 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
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3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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4 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| PRb attendances (frequency) | ||||
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First time | 11 | 4 | 15 |
|
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Been before | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Ethnicity (frequency) | ||||
|
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White British | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| “Regularly use computer” (frequency) | ||||
|
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Yes | 8 | 6 | 14 |
|
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No | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| “Regularly use mobile phone” (frequency) | ||||
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Yes | 17 | 10 | 27 |
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No | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| “Regularly use tablet” (frequency) | ||||
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Yes | 8 | 7 | 15 |
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No | 11 | 4 | 15 |
a1=least severe and 5=most severe.
bPR: pulmonary rehabilitation.