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. 2021 Jun 16;16:1717–1740. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S305145

Table 3.

The Demographic Data of Participants

Category PR Programme Gender Age Group Capability
Step 1
Interview patients

  • Accepted PR offer (n=9)

  • Declined PR offer (n=5)

  • Never referred (n=2)

 F=6
M=10		 50–64 (n=2)
60–74 (n=8)
>75 (n=6)		 Ensure a full range of capability loss including Hearing, Vision, Mobility, Dexterity, Reach and Stretch, Communication, Thinking, is covered by the samples
Step 4
Focus group with patients		 Mixed

  • 1st Focus group (n=4)

  • 2nd Focus group (n=5)

  • 3rd Focus group (n=8)

 Mixed N/a N/a
Category HCP’s Role Gender Years of Working Understanding of PR
Step 1
Interview HCPs

  • GP (n=2)

  • Practice nurses (n=2)

  • Physiotherapists (n=2+2)

  • PR service manager (n=2)

  • Commissioner (n=1)


Note: Two service managers also physiotherapists		 F=8
M=1		 >10 years (n=5)
3–5 years (n=4)

  • Familiar with the process of diagnosis, annual review, referral, assessment for PR, and PR (part/all of the process)

  • Familiar with the process of designing or supporting the COPD care pathway
Step 2
Surveywith HCPs		 Mixed

  • Service manager

  • Nurses

  • physiotherapists

 Mixed N/a