Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the focus group patients and questionnaire respondents.
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Values | |||
| Stage 1 (n=18) | ||||
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Sex, n (%) | |||
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Female | 9 (50) | |
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Male | 9 (50) | |
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 49.2 (12.1) | ||
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Current smoking status, n (%) | |||
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Yes | 0 (0) | |
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No | 13 (72) | |
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Previously | 5 (28) | |
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ACQa score | |||
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Values, mean (SD) | 2.1 (1.0) | |
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Controlled (<0.75), n (%) | 1 (6) | |
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Partly controlled (0.75-1.5), n (%) | 4 (22) | |
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Uncontrolled (>1.5), n (%) | 11 (61) | |
| Stage 2 (n=52) | ||||
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Sex, n (%) | |||
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Female | 37 (71) | |
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Male | 15 (29) | |
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 47.2 (14.5) | ||
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Current smoking status, n (%) | |||
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Yes | 0 (0) | |
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No | 44 (85) | |
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Previously | 8 (15) | |
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Own a smartphone, n (%) | 51 (98) | ||
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Visits to high-altitude climate therapy (times), n (%) | |||
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Once | 24 (46) | |
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Twice | 15 (29) | |
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≥3 times | 13 (25) | |
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ACQ score | |||
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Values, mean (SD) | 2.6 (1.1) | |
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Controlled (<0.75), n (%) | 4 (8) | |
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Partly controlled (0.75-1.5), n (%) | 2 (4) | |
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Uncontrolled (>1.5), n (%) | 46 (88) | |
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Innovator status, n (%) | |||
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Innovators | 8 (15) | |
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Early adopters | 18 (35) | |
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Early majority | 18 (35) | |
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Late majority | 7 (13) | |
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Laggards, traditionalists | 1 (2) | |
aACQ: Asthma Control Questionnaire.