Table 1.

Survey Responses from Patients with COPD

	N= 41	%
Who Do You See for Your Lung Condition?
(Patients Can Select More Than One Option)
GP	29	71
Hospital doctor	12	29
COPD nurse	25	61
Respiratory nurse	12	29
Have You Ever Completed Pulmonary Rehabilitation?a
Yes	34	83
No	7	17
Since Being Diagnosed, Have You Ever Broken a Bone?
Yes	5	12
No	36	88
Have You Got a Diagnosis of Osteoporosis?
Yes	5	12
No	26	63
Do not know	10	25
Are You on Tablets for Osteoporosis?
Yes	11	27
No	28	68
Do not know	2	5
Do You Take Tablets Containing Vitamin D?
Yes	14	34
No	23	56
Do not know	4	10

Notes: ^aSix- to eight-week-long exercise-based programme consisting of strength and endurance training, nutritional counselling, self-management strategies and breathing technique advice, prescribed to patients with cardio-respiratory disease.