Non-participants, n | 38 | |
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Age in years*: median (range) | 74 (42–90) | |
FEV1 (% of predicted)*: median (range) | 38.5 (17–48) | |
Gender: male/female*, n | 14/16 | |
Invited for group: | Pilot, n | 2 |
Pulmonary rehabilitation in the municipality, n | 7 | |
Pulmonary rehabilitation at the hospital, n | 6 | |
No pulmonary rehabilitation, n | 10 | |
Recently discharged, n | 5 | |
Relatives, n | 8 | |
Reason for non-participation: | No reason, n | 13 |
Feeling too unwell, n | 10 | |
Dates did not match, n | 5 | |
Patients declining on behalf of relatives, n | 7 | |
Miscellaneous (miscommunication, nervous to speak in front of strangers, recently moved to nursing home), n | 3 |