Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
| Number (%) | |
|---|---|
| Profession of respondents | |
| Nursing | 54 (38) |
| Physical therapist | 76 (53) |
| Medical | 0 (0) |
| Exercise physiologist | 11 (8) |
| Occupational therapist | 1 (1) |
| Others | 0 (0) |
| Experience in pulmonary rehabilitation | |
| <1 year | 11 (8) |
| 1–3 years | 23 (16) |
| 3–5 years | 25 (18) |
| 5–10 years | 40 (28) |
| >10 years | 43 (10) |
| Training related to pulmonary rehabilitation | |
| None | 3 (2) |
| Informal training on the job from other staff | 35 (25) |
| Workshops on pulmonary rehabilitation | 85 (60) |
| University education in pulmonary rehabilitation | 19 (13) |
| Element(s) in which the respondent directly participates in the program (tick all that apply) | |
| Assessment of exercise tolerance | 127 (89) |
| Prescription of exercise | 101 (71) |
| Supervising or conducting the exercise program | 131 (92) |
| Provide education | 129 (91) |
| Program setting (tick all that apply) | |
| Home program | 17 (12) |
| Community centers | 58 (41) |
| Hospital based out-patient | 86 (61) |
| Others | 2 (1) |
| Programs have more than one site | 21 (15) |
| Program size (number of participants per year) | |
| 0–20 | 24 (17) |
| 20–50 | 48 (34) |
| 50–100 | 47 (33) |
| 100–150 | 15 (11) |
| 150–200 | 6 (4) |
| >200 | 2 (1) |
| Who conduct the exercise testing before training commence (tick all that apply) | |
| Medical doctor | 1 (1) |
| Exercise physiologist | 19 (13) |
| Physical therapist | 122 (86) |
| Nurse | 39 (27) |
| Others | 5 (4) |