Table 1.
Sociodemographic Data
| Patients (N=83) |
Caregivers (N=25) |
HCPs (N=47) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Women | 42 (50.6%) | 16 (61.5%) | 23 (48.9%) |
| Men | 41 (49.4%) | 9 (34.6%) | 24 (51.1%) |
| Not declared | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Average age (yrs) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 68.8 (13.9) | 51 (16) | 37.2 (10.2) |
| Geographic residence | |||
| Northern Italy | 34 (43.6%) | 13 (56.5%) | 7 (16.3%) |
| Central Italy | 6 (7.7%) | 2 (8.69%) | 3 (7%) |
| Southern Italy | 38 (48.7%) | 8 (34.8%) | 33 (76.7%) |
| Nonresponses | 5 (6.02%) | 2 (8%) | 4 (8.5%) |
| Settlement size | |||
| <10.000 inhabitants | 27 (32.5%) | – | 6 (12.8%) |
| 10.000–25.000 inhabitants | 21 (25.3%) | – | 25 (53.2%) |
| 25.000–50.000 inhabitants | 8 (9.6%) | – | 8 (17%) |
| 50.000–250.000 inhabitants | 7 (8.4%) | – | 3 (6.4%) |
| >250.000 inhabitants | 19 (22.9%) | – | 5 (10.6%) |
| Nonresponses | 1 (1.2%) | – | – |
| Education | |||
| Elementary school | 23 (27.9%) | 1 (3.8%) | – |
| Middle school | 9 (10.8%) | 5 (19.2%) | – |
| High school | 33 (39.8%) | 12 (46.2%) | – |
| Bachelor/Master/PhD | 17 (20.5%) | 7 (26.9%) | – |
| Nonresponses | 1 (1.2%) | 0 (0%) | – |
| Employment status | |||
| Employee | 9 (10.8%) | 8 (30.8%) | – |
| Housewares | 11 (13.3%) | 3 (11.5%) | – |
| Not working due to COPD | 3 (3.6%) | – | – |
| Not working due to other diseases/reasons | 4 (4.8%) | – | – |
| Retired | 48 (57.8%) | 2 (7.7%) | – |
| Unable to work | 1 (1.2%) | – | – |
| Freelancers | 7 (8.43%) | 8 (30.8%) | – |
| Nonresponses | – | 4 (16%) | – |
| Marital state | |||
| Single | 5 (6%) | 8 (30.8%) | – |
| Married | 42 (50.6%) | – | – |
| Separated/Divorced | 16 (19.3%) | 12 (46.2%) | – |
| Widowers | 19 (22.9%) | 4 (15.4%) | – |
| Cohabitant | – | 1 (3.8%) | – |
| Nonresponses | 1 (1.2%) | – | – |
| Role | |||
| Daughter or son | – | 15 (57.7%) | – |
| Spouses/partners | – | 6 (23.1%) | |
| Parents | – | 2 (7.7%) | – |
| Sister or brother | – | 1 (3.8%) | – |
| Friend | – | 1 (3.8%) | – |
| Nonresponses | – | – | |
| Smoking | |||
| Smokers | 19 (22.9%) | 8 (30.8%) | – |
| Ex-smokers | 53 (63.9%) | 4 (15.4%) | - |
| Non-smokers | 11 (11.3%) | 13 (50%) | - |
| Nonresponses | - | - | |
| COPD severity | |||
| Very severe | 5 (6%) | 3 (11.5%) | - |
| Severe | 28 (33.7%) | 8 (30.8%) | - |
| Moderate | 35 (42.2%) | 10 (38.5%) | - |
| Mild | 12 (14.5%) | 3 (11.5%) | - |
| Nonresponses | 3 (3.61%) | 1 (4%) | - |
| Specialisation | |||
| Pulmonologist | - | - | 5 (11.4%) |
| General Practitioner | - | - | 4 (9.1%) |
| Geriatrician | - | - | 2 (4.5%) |
| Other specialisations | - | - | 12 (25.53%) |
| Physiotherapist | - | - | 10 (22.7%) |
| Homeopath | - | - | 2 (4.5%) |
| Nurse | - | - | 6 (12.8%) |
| Healthcare worker | - | - | 6 (12.8%) |
| Workplace | |||
| Hospital | - | - | 5 (10.6%) |
| University Hospital | - | - | 1 (2.1%) |
| Local Health Authority | - | - | 34 (72.3%) |
| Private practice | - | - | 4 (8.5%) |
| Rehabilitation Centre | - | - | 2 (4.3%) |
| Nonresponses | - | - | 1 (2.1%) |
Note: Data presented as N (%).
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; mean, minimum-maximum.