Number of participants suffering exacerbation events (prescriptions for antibiotics or corticosteroids or both in the community or admissions to hospital) grouped by the number of events recorded during the 6-week reference period in each year
| 2019 | 2020 | |
| Participants | 160 | 160 |
| Community and hospital managed AECOPD events n | ||
| 0 | 106 (66) | 105 (66) |
| 1 | 14 (9) | 10 (6) |
| 2 | 35 (22) | 21 (13) |
| 3 | 5 (3) | 22 (14) |
| 4 | 0 (0) | 2 (1) |
| Community managed AECOPD events n | ||
| 0 | 112 (70) | 107 (67) |
| 1 | 9 (6) | 9 (6) |
| 2 | 38 (24) | 21 (13) |
| 3 | 1 (1) | 22 (14) |
| 4 | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
| Hospital managed AECOPD events n | ||
| 0 | 150 (94) | 155 (97) |
| 1 | 9 (6) | 5 (3) |
| 2 | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
Data are presented as n or n (%). AECOPD: acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Behaviour pre-lockdown and lockdown compared with baseline.