Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants.
Total participants (n = 64) | N (%) or mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Low-information and low motivation group (n = 25) | |
Age, mean (SD), y | 69 (7) |
Sex, n(%) | |
Male | 21 (84.0) |
Female | 4 (0.16) |
Educational level, n(%) | |
Primary school | 13 (52.0) |
Middle school | 10 (40.0) |
High school or technical secondary school | 1 (4.0) |
College degree or above | 1 (4.0) |
Marital status, n(%) | |
Married | 22 (88.0) |
Unmarried/divorced/widowed | 3 (12.0) |
Residence, n(%) | |
Rural | 11 (44.0) |
Urban | 14 (56.0) |
Years since diagnosis of COPD, n(%) | |
<10 | 16 (64.0) |
10–20 | 6 (24.0) |
> 20 | 3 (12.0) |
High information but low motivation group (n = 19) | |
Age, mean (SD), y | 74 (3) |
Sex, n(%) | |
Male | 16 (84.2) |
Female | 3 (15.8) |
Educational level, n(%) | |
Primary school | 10 (52.6) |
Middle school | 2 (10.5) |
High school or technical secondary school | 3 (15.8) |
College degree or above | 4 (21.1) |
Marital status, n(%) | |
Married | 16 (84.2) |
Unmarried/divorced/widowed | 3 (15.8) |
Residence, n(%) | |
Rural | 7 (36.8) |
Urban | 12 (63.2) |
Years since diagnosis of COPD, n(%) | |
<10 | 2 (10.5) |
10–20 | 15 (79.0) |
> 20 | 2 (10.5) |
Low-information but strong motivation group (n = 20) | |
Age, mean (SD), y | 74 (5) |
Sex, n(%) | |
Male | 13 (65.0) |
Female | 7 (35.0) |
Educational level, n(%) | |
Primary school | 7 (35.0) |
Middle school | 8(40.0) |
High school or technical secondary school | 3 (15.0) |
College degree or above | 2 (10.0) |
Marital status, n(%) | |
Married | 14 (70.0) |
Unmarried/divorced/widowed | 6 (30.0) |
Residence, n(%) | |
Rural | 9 (45.0) |
Urban | 11 (55.0) |
Years since diagnosis of COPD, n(%) | |
<10 | 3 (15.0) |
10–20 | 7 (35.0) |
>20 | 10 (50.0) |
