Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants
Participant characteristics (n = 41) | |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 68 (median) |
Gender | n (%) |
Male | 30 (73) |
Female | 11 (27) |
Diagnoses | n (%) |
COPD | 31 (75.6) |
Asthma | 8 (19.53) |
Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) | 2 (4.87) |
Provinces | n (%) |
Hanoi | 7 (17) |
Thanh Hoa | 11 (26.8) |
Ca Mau | 10 (24.4) |
Ho Chi Minh city | 10 (24.4) |
Other provinces | 3 (7.4) |
Department where the patients are being treated/followed up | n (%) |
Inpatient department | 13 (32) |
Outpatient department | 28 (68) |