Table 1 Participant and group characteristics (n = 42)
Patients, n | 34 |
|---|---|
Age in years: median (range) | 72 (48–87) |
FEV1 (% of predicted): median (range) | 35.0 (18.5-49) |
Gender: male/female, n | 15/19 |
Last admission due to COPD: < 1 year ago/> 1 year ago/ never, n | 9/14/11 |
Pulmonary rehabilitation: municipality/ hospital/ municipality and hospital/never, n | 8/12/2/14 |
Relatives, n | 8 |
Gender: male/female, n | 3/5 |
Relation: husband/wife/daughter, n | 3/3/2 |
Patients’ age in years: median (range) | 68.5 (56–79) |
Patients’ FEV1 (% of predicted): median (range) | 26 (18–49) |
Number of participants in groups | |
Pilot (one group), n | 6 |
Pulmonary rehabilitation in the municipality (two groups: a + b), n | 4 + 5 |
Pulmonary rehabilitation at the hospital (two groups: a + b), n | 4 + 5 |
No pulmonary rehabilitation (two groups: a + b), n | 2 + 3 |
Recently discharged (individual interviews), n | 5 |
Relatives (two groups: a + b), n | 4 + 4 |