Effect of an Educational Program on Healthcare Professionals’ Readiness to Support Patients with Asthma, Allergies, and Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease for Improved Medication Adherence
Table 2
Background characteristics of the study population (n = 70).
Occupation: registered nurses
N (%)
Asthma-COPD-allergy nurse
55 (78.6)
District nurse
4 (5.7)
Nurse
4 (5.7)
Nurse specialist
1 (1.4)
Research nurse
2 (2.9)
Other healthcare professionals
Physiotherapist
3 (4.3)
Nurse assistant
1 (1.4)
Education
Bachelor degree in nursing
Yes
36 (53.7)
No
31 (46.3)
Bachelor degree in physiotherapy
Yes
1
No
2
Master degree in nursing
Yes
6 (8.7)
No
63 (91.3)
Education in asthma, allergy, COPD 15 ECTS
Yes
59 (84.3)
No
11 (15.7)
Work experience
Working at certified asthma-COPD reception
Yes
38 (55.1)
No
31 (44.9)
Work experience in years
Mean (SD)
As a health care professional
19.5 (12.2)
At asthma, allergy, COPD reception
7.0 (5.8)
COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ECTS = European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System; SD = standard deviation.
