Exploring the Unmet Needs of the Patients in the Outpatient Respiratory Medical Clinic: Patients versus Clinicians Perspectives
Table 1
Demographic data, included patients.
Participant patients
Age
Clinic
Education
Employment
Lung disease
Stage
Chronic diseases
01–013 (7 female, 6 male)
—
3
—
—
6 COPD; 3 lung fibrosis; 3 without diagnosis
—
—
1 Female
68
1
White collar
Pensioner
Sarcoidosis
Mild
4
2 Male
52
1
Blue collar
Working
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Severe
2
3 Male
59
1
Blue collar
Working
Moderate
2
4 Female
52
1
White collar
Working
Asthma; COPD
Moderate
2
5 Male
79
1
Blue collar
Pensioner
Emphysema
Mild
4
6 Female
45
1
Blue collar
Early retirement
COPD
Moderate
6
7 Male
49
1
Blue collar
Early retirement
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Severe
1
8 Female
58
3
Academician
Working
COPD, asthma
Severe
2
9 Male
82
3
White collar
Pensioner
Emphysema
Moderate
2
10 Female
74
3
Employer
Pensioner
COPD
Moderate
2
11 Female
82
3
White collar
Pensioner
COPD
Moderate
3
12 Female
53
2
Blue collar
Working
COPD
Mild
2
13 Female
55
2
Blue collar
Sickness benefit
Asthma; COPD
Severe
2
14 Female
78
2
White collar
Pensioner
COPD
Moderate
2
15 Female
82
2
White collar
Pensioner
COPD
Moderate
2
16 Male
85
2
Blue collar
Pensioner
COPD
Moderate
1
17 Male
72
2
White collar
Pensioner
COPD
Severe
1
18 Female
91
2
White collar
Pensioner
COPD
Mild
2
19 Female
75
2
Academician
Pensioner
COPD
Moderate
1
20 Female
62
2
Academician
Early retirement
Emphysema
Severe
3
21 Female
66
3
Blue collar
Early retirement
COPD
Moderate
6
22 Male
52
3
White collar
Sickness benefit
COPD
Severe
3
23 Male
71
3
Blue collar
Pensioner
Pulmonary fibrosis
Severe
2
24 Male
59
2
Academician
Pensioner
COPD
Mild
2
25 Male
73
3
Blue collar
Pensioner
COPD
Moderate
2
26 Male
71
3
Blue collar
Pensioner
COPD
Moderate
1
27 Male
67
3
Blue collar
Pensioner
Pulmonary fibrosis
Severe
2
28 Male
62
3
Blue collar
Early retirement
COPD
Moderate
1
29 Female
82
3
White collar
Pensioner
COPD
Moderate
1
30 Female
58
2
Academician
Early retirement
Asthma; COPD
Severe
2
Stage: Spirometry measures airflow. Classification of patients’ lung function is highlighted by the HCP during HCP-patient interaction and written down by researcher during the field observations.