The efficacy of a mobile phone application to improve adherence to treatment and self-management in people with chronic respiratory disease in Romanian population – a pilot study

Table 1 Characteristics of patients at baseline

Parameters	Asthma patients (N = 54)	Asthma patients using mobile app (N = 39)	p-value^d
Age (years)^a	38.59 (±17.64)	36.87 (±15.44)	0.626
Gender (M)^b	30 (55.6%)	21 (53.8%)	0.870
ACT score^c	18.00 (17.00–19.00)	19.00 (18.00–20.00)	0.495
Reliever inhaler used ^b	46 (85.18%)	39 (100%)	0.019
Exacerbations^b	41 (75.9%)	39 (100%)	0.001
Required hospitalization	22 (53.66%)	23 (58.97%)	0.632
Did not require hospitalization	19 (46.34%)	16 (41.03%)	0.632

Abbreviations: ACT Asthma Control Test
^a Values are presented as mean (± st.dev.)
^b Values are presented as absolute frequency (percentage)
^c Values are presented as median (percentile 25% - percentile 75%)
^dp-value was computed using independent samples t-Test for continuous variables with Gaussian distribution, Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables with non-Gaussian distribution, or Pearson Chi-Square (or Fisher’s exact) test for nominal variables