Questionnaire Survey-Based Quantitative Assessment of the Impact of Transitional Care on Self-Management of Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients in intervention and control groups.

Characteristics	Intervention group ()	Control group ()	//
Age, years, median (IQR)	66 (62-68)	64 (59-68)	-1.514	0.130
Sex, (%)
Male	36 (92.3)	34 (87.2)	0.557	0.711
Female	3 (7.7)	5 (12.8)
BMI, kg/m^2, mean (SD)			1.069	0.289
Disease course, month, median (IQR)	72 (36-120)	64 (21-178)	-0.510	0.610
Relevant family history, (%)	1 (2.6)	0 (0.0)	1.013	1.000
Drug allergy history, (%)	2 (5.1)	1 (2.6)	0.347	1.000
Care level, (%)			1.107	1.000
I	1 (2.6)	0 (0.0)
II	9 (23.1)	9 (23.1)
III	27 (69.2)	28 (71.8)
IV	2 (5.1)	2 (5.1)
Family average annual , (%)	13 (34.2)	15 (38.5)	0.150	0.814
Profession, (%)			0.217	0.816
Retire	23 (59.0)	25 (64.1)
Others	16 (41.0)	14 (35.9)
Current smoking, (%)	25 (64.1)	23 (59.0)	0.217	0.816
Payment of medical expense, (%)			0.963	0.462
Medical insurance	25 (64.1)	29 (74.4)
Self-expense/partial expense	14 (35.9)	10 (25.6)
Education degree, (%)			0.396	0.908
Primary school	12 (30.8)	11 (28.2)
Junior high school	21 (53.8)	20 (51.3)
Senior high school	6 (15.4)	8 (20.5)
Marriage status, (%)
Married	39 (100.00)	39 (100.00)
Single	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Breathing function exercise history, (%)	0 (0.0)	1 (2.6)	1.013	1.000
Complications and drugs, (%)	3 (7.7)	2 (5.1)	0.214	1.000
SpO2, median (IQR)	96 (95-97)	96 (95-97)	-0.068	0.946
Hospital day, , median (IQR)	6 (6-8)	7 (6-8)	-0.475	0.635

SpO2: oxyhemoglobin saturation.