Perceptions of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their health care providers towards using mHealth for self-management of exacerbations: a qualitative study

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients

ID	Age range	Living situation	Education level^a	Smoking	GOLD stage^b	Exacerbations/ year^c	Mobile technology use
P01	50–59	With life partner	High	Former	2/3^d	3	Smartphone & tablet
P02	50–59	With life partner	Low	Former	2	5	Smartphone & tablet
P03	50–59	–	–	–	2/3	–	Smartphone & tablet
P04	60–69	With life partner	Low	Former	4	3	Tablet
P05	60–69	Alone	High	Current	4	< 1	Smartphone & tablet
P06	60–69	With life partner	High	Former	3	> 3	None
P07	70–79	Alone	High	Former	2	2	Tablet
P08	80–89	With life partner	Medium	Former	2	3	None
P09	50–59	With life partner	Medium	Former	4	3	Smartphone & tablet
P10	60–69	With children	High	Former	3	1	Smartphone & tablet
P11	60–69	With life partner	High	Former	4	> 3	Tablet
P12	40–49	With life partner	Medium	Former	3	3	Tablet
P13	70–79	With life partner	Low	Former	2	–	None

Abbreviation: GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
^aLow = primary school through vocational training, medium = secondary school or vocational training, high = college or university degree
^baccording to GOLD classification in medical chart;
^camount of exacerbations determined by amount of prescriptions of corticosteriods and/or antibiotics for worsening of lung symptoms, estimated by patients themselves;
^dpatient self-reported GOLD stage; − = missing data

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