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. 2022 Feb 7;269(7):3713–3722. doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-10996-1

Table 3.

User-experiences of caregivers

Item (Very) Easy Neutral (Very) Difficult
Placing the mask on his/her face was 8/9 1/9 1/9
Handling the spirometer was 8/9 0/9 1/9
Starting a VC test in the app was 8/8 0/8 0/8
Performing a VC test was 7/8 1/8 0/8
Judging whether the test was performed correctly was 7/9 2/9 0/9
Item (Totally) Agree Neutral (Totally) Disagree
The spirometer is user-friendly 8/9 1/9 0/9
The spirometry app is user-friendly 7/8 1/8 0/8
The spirometer is appropriate for home-monitoring of respiratory function 8/9 1/9 0/9
I would like to monitor my respiratory function from home for care purposes 8/9 0/9 1/9
I know how to (help) perform a VC test 8/9 1/9 0/9
I believe that my VC test at home is performed just as well as a usual VC test in the clinic 5/9 1/9 3/9
I am unsure about performing the VC test correctly in the absence of a healthcare professional 1/9 1/9 7/9
Helping to perform VC tests at home is burdensome 0/9 2/9 7/9

Missing data are due to caregivers answering “not applicable/ no opinion”, VC vital capacity