| Asthma n = 84 | COPD n = 52 | p-value |
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Education | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â |
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 |