Table 2 Self-management behaviours: adherence to medication and lifestyles

From: Self-management behaviour and support among primary care COPD patients: cross-sectional analysis of data from the Birmingham Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cohort

Characteristic

 

Adherence to medication

 Taking inhalers or medicines exactly as instructed by health professional; n (%)

 Yes

940 (94.0%)

 No

60 (6.0 %)

Smoking habit at 6-months; n (%)

No change since baseline

743 (85.5%)

 Current smoking

193 (22.2%)

 Former smoker

450 (51.8%)

 Never smoker

100 (11.5%)

Change since baseline

126 (14.5%)

 Quit smoking

105 (12.1%)

 Started/resumed smoking

21 (2.4%)

Influenza vaccination usually received

Total; n (%)

962 (89.2%)

Those under 65 years old; n

297

 Receiving annual vaccination; n (%)

258 (86.9%)

Those over 65 years old; n

781

 Receiving annual vaccination; n (%)

704 (90.1%)

Self-reported exercise in the last 7 days

Vigorousa exercise; n (%)

153 (14.2%)

Moderateb exercise; n (%)

213 (19.8%)

Walking; n (%)

388 (36.0%)

Hours reported sitting; hours/day; median (IQR)

5 [4–8]

  1. NB: Where numbers do not add up to full cohort, values are missing. Percentages refer to the data available
  2. a Heavy lifting, digging, aerobics or fast bicycling
  3. b Carrying light loads, bicycling at a regular pace or doubles tennis