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Table 3 Baseline characteristics of health care providers

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

ID

Age range

Profession

Setting

Work experience in year ranges

Patient GOLD category most frequently cared forc

mHealth experience in daily pratice

H01

20–29

Respiratory nurse

Hospital

0–5

2–3 / 3–4

None

H02

20–29

Nurse at lung department

Hospital

0–5

3–4

None

H03

40–49

Respiratory nurse specialist

Hospital

16–20

3–4

Yes

H04

30–39

Resident in pulmonology

Hospital

6–10

3–4

None

H05

30–39

Respiratory physiotherapist

Physiotherapy practice

11–15

2–3 / 3–4

None

H06

50–59

General practitioner

General practice

21–25

1–2 / 2–3

None

  1. Abbreviation: GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
  2. cclassified by GOLD stage 1–2, 2–3 and/or 3–4.