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Table 3 Patients’ demographics

From: Patients’ perspectives on the COPD-GRIP intervention, a new nursing care intervention for COPD

 

Patient n (%) or mean (range)

n = 16

Age

 

44 years (28–58)

Gender

 

Male

8 (50%)

Female

8 (50%)

GOLD gradea

 

2

11 (68,6%)

3

4 (25%)

4

1 (6,3%)

Employment

 

Yes

4 (25%)

no

12 (75%)

Educationb

 

Low

1 (6,3%)

Medium

14 (87,5%)

High

1 (6,3%)

  1. aGold = Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, criteria classification of severity of airflow limitation [1]
  2. bInternational standard classification of education (ISCED) sept 2011 re-edition I© UNESCO-UIS www.uis.unesco.org. 2011
  3. - Low: junior general secondary education for adults
  4. - Medium: vocational education, professional training diploma, senior general secondary education for adults, vocational education, middle management training diploma
  5. - High: Bachelor