Figures
- FIGURE 1
Barriers and enablers to the use of an online digital intervention for chronic breathlessness (SELF-BREATHE). IT: information technology.
Tables
- TABLE 1
Patient characteristics, internet access, use and willingness to use an online supportive breathlessness intervention (SELF-BREATHE)
All Internet users Non-internet users Participants (n) 25 21 4 Age years# 70 (47–86) 67 (47–84) 84 (70–86) Age category years 41–50 1 (4%) 1 (5%) - 51–60 6 (24%) 6 (24%) - 61–70 7 (28%) 7 (28%) 1 (25%) 71–80 6 (24%) 6 (24%) - 81–90 5 (20%) 5 (20%) 3 (75%) MRC dyspnoea score# 3 (2–5) 3 (2–4) 4 (4–5) MRC dyspnoea category MRC 2 6 (24%) 6 (29%) - MRC 3 11 (44%) 11 (52%) - MRC 4 7 (28%) 4 (19%) 3 (75%) MRC 5 1 (4%) 1 (25%) Sex (male: female) 15:10 13: 8 2: 2 Ethnicity White 21 (84%) 17 (81%) 4 (100%) Asian or Asian British 2 (8%) 2 (9.5%) 0 (0%) Black, African, Caribbean or Black British 2 (8%) 2 (9.5%) 0 (0%) Primary diagnosis COPD 13 (52%) 10 (48%) 3 (75%) Lung cancer 8 (32%) 7 (33%) 1(25%) Interstitial lung disease 3 (12%) 3 (14%) 0 (0%) Bronchiectasis 1 (4%) 1 (5%) 0 (0%) Smoking status Nonsmoker 3 (12%) 3 (14%) 0 (0%) Ex-smoker 19 (76%) 17 (81%) 2 (50%) Current smoker 3 (12%) 1 (5%) 2 (50%) Living situation Alone 14 (56%) 13 (62%) 1 (25%) Living with significant other/family 11 (44%) 8 (38%) 3 (75%) Support provided by a carer Yes 5 (20%) 2 (9.5%) 3 (75%) No 20 (80%) 19 (90.5%) 1 (25%) Internet access Yes 21 (84%) 21 (100%) 0 (0%) No 4 (16%) 4 (100%) Mode of accessing the internet None 4 (16%) 0 (0%) 4 (100%) One 7 (28%) 7 (33%) 0 (0%) Two or more 14 (56%) 14 (67%) 0 (0%) Confidence in using the internet No 5 (20%) 1 (5%) 4 (100%) Low 6 (24%) 6 (28%) 0 (0%) High 14 (56%) 14 (67%) 0 (0%) Would you use SELF-BREATHE? No 4 (16%) 0 (0%) 4 (100%) Unsure 1 (4%) 1 (5%) 0 (0%) Yes, with help setting up 4 (16%) 4 (19%) 0 (0%) Yes, definitely 16 (64%) 16 (76%) 0 (0%) Data expressed as n (%) unless otherwise indicated. MRC: Medical Research Council. #: denotes data expressed as median (range).
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“You can do it yourself and you can do it at your convenience”: internet accessibility and willingness of people with chronic breathlessness to use an internet-based breathlessness self-management intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic
