Table 2.

Characteristics of patient participants.

Patient characteristics			Interviewees (n=12), n (%)		Questionnaire respondents (n=140), n (%)
Age (years)
	16-25	3 (25.0)		2 (1.4)
	26-45	2 (16.7)		39 (27.9)
	46-65	3 (25.0)		71 (50.7)
	>65	4 (33.3)		28 (20.0)
Gender
	Female	8 (66.7)		97 (69.3)
	Male	4 (33.3)		42 (30.0)
	Prefer not to say	0 (0.0)		1 (0.7)
Action plan ownership
	Yes	4 (33.3)		79 (56.4)
	No	3 (25.0)		16 (11.4)
	No asthma action plan but I have been told what to do	5 (41.7)		45 (32.1)
Diagnosed with asthma
	Less than 6 months	0 (0.0)		1 (0.7)
	Between 6 months and 1 year	0 (0.0)		1 (0.7)
	Between 1 year and 10 years	4 (33.3)		32 (22.9)
	More than 10 years	8 (66.7)		106 (75.7)
Admission to the hospital because of asthma in the last 12 months
	No	8 (66.7)		125 (89.3)
	Yes and now my asthma care is provided by general practitioner/asthma nurse	1 (8.3)		5 (3.6)
	Yes and I am still attending the hospital (specialist) clinic	3 (25.0)		10 (7.1)
App download experience
	I download apps by myself	12 (100)		119 (85.0)
	I usually ask someone to download apps for me	0 (0.0)		5 (3.6)
	I have never downloaded an app	0 (0.0)		16 (11.4)