Research Article

Exploring the Unmet Needs of the Patients in the Outpatient Respiratory Medical Clinic: Patients versus Clinicians Perspectives

Table 1

Demographic data, included patients.

Participant patientsAgeClinicEducationEmploymentLung diseaseStageChronic diseases

01–013 (7 female, 6 male)36 COPD; 3 lung fibrosis; 3 without diagnosis
1 Female681White collarPensionerSarcoidosisMild4
2 Male521Blue collarWorkingAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencySevere2
3 Male591Blue collarWorkingModerate2
4 Female521White collarWorkingAsthma; COPDModerate2
5 Male791Blue collarPensionerEmphysemaMild4
6 Female451Blue collarEarly retirementCOPDModerate6
7 Male491Blue collarEarly retirementAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencySevere1
8 Female583AcademicianWorkingCOPD, asthmaSevere2
9 Male823White collarPensionerEmphysemaModerate2
10 Female743EmployerPensionerCOPDModerate2
11 Female823White collarPensionerCOPDModerate 3
12 Female532Blue collarWorkingCOPDMild2
13 Female552Blue collarSickness benefitAsthma; COPDSevere2
14 Female782White collarPensionerCOPDModerate2
15 Female822White collarPensionerCOPDModerate2
16 Male852Blue collarPensionerCOPDModerate1
17 Male722White collarPensionerCOPDSevere1
18 Female912White collarPensionerCOPDMild2
19 Female752AcademicianPensionerCOPDModerate1
20 Female622AcademicianEarly retirementEmphysemaSevere3
21 Female663Blue collarEarly retirementCOPDModerate6
22 Male523White collarSickness benefitCOPDSevere3
23 Male713Blue collarPensionerPulmonary fibrosisSevere2
24 Male592AcademicianPensionerCOPDMild2
25 Male733Blue collarPensionerCOPDModerate2
26 Male713Blue collarPensionerCOPDModerate1
27 Male673Blue collarPensionerPulmonary fibrosisSevere2
28 Male623Blue collarEarly retirementCOPDModerate1
29 Female823White collarPensionerCOPDModerate1
30 Female582AcademicianEarly retirementAsthma; COPDSevere2

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.