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Table 2 Subjective experience on received patient education in the asthma and COPD groups, %.

From: Impact of patient characteristics, education and knowledge on emergency room visits in patients with asthma and COPD: a descriptive and correlative study

 

Asthma

n = 84

COPD

n = 52

p-value

Education

   

Information about medications

86

79

0.18

Information about medications by physician

68

60

0.37

Information about medications by nurse

20

17

0.68

Information about what can cause an exacerbation

64

46

0.04

Information about what happens in your body during an exacerbation

57

25

< 0.01

Information on how to act when getting an exacerbation

68

56

0.16

Participation in group education

17

23

0.25

Participation in rehabilitation

5

17

0.02

Written plan

16

14

0.75

Need for more knowledge

   

Wants to learn more in general

77

71

0.23

Wants to learn more about medications

33

27

0.46

Wants to learn more about the disease

38

39

0.92

Wants to learn how to handle exacerbations

41

33

0.36

Wants a written plan

27

21

0.50

  1. Group education = theoretical education in a group of asthma or COPD patients
  2. Rehabilitation = education and physical training
  3. All patients who had participated in rehabilitation are also included in group education