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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

From: Patients’ perspective of barriers and facilitators to taking long-term controller medication for asthma: a novel taxonomy

Patient identification

Participant

Sex

Age category

Category of asthma duration (in years)

Followed by

Owns a written action plan

    

Physician specialty

Workplace milieu

 

1

Patient

Female

20-30

20-24

Allergist

Non academic

No

2

Patient

Female

60-67

40-44

Pulmonologist

Academic

No

3

Parent + Patient

Male

6-12

Not reported

Pediatrician

Academic

Yes

4

Patient

Male

60-70

1-4

Family physician

Non academic

No

5

Parent + Patient

Male

6-12

5-9

Pediatrician

Academic

Yes

6

Patient

Male

13-18

Not reported

Family physician

Non academic

No

7

Patient

Female

13-18

< 1 year

Emergency physicians

Academic

No

8

Patient

Male

40-50

5-9

Pulmonologist

Non academic

No

9

Patient

Female

30-40

35-39

Pulmonologist

Non academic

No

10

Patient

Female

20-30

15-19

Family physician

Non academic

No

11

Patient

Female

50-60

10-14

Family physician

Non academic

No

12

Patient

Female

30-40

30-34

Family physician

Non academic

Yes

13

Parent + Patient

Male

6-12

5-9

Pediatrician

Non academic

No

14

Parent + Patient

Male

6-12

5-9

Pediatrician

Non academic

Not reported

15

Parent + Patient

Male

0-5

< 1 year

Family physician

Academic

No

16

Patient

Female

60-70

20-24

Pulmonologist

Academic

Yes

17

Patient

Female

70-80

1-4

Pulmonologist

Non academic

No

18

Patient

Male

30-40

1-4

Family physician

Non academic

No

19

Patient

Female

40-50

5-9

Pulmonologist

Academic

Yes

20

Parent + Patient

Male

6-12

1-4

Pediatrician

Academic

No

21

Patient

Female

70-80

20-24

Pulmonologist

Non academic

No

22

Patient

Female

20-30

20-24

Pulmonologist

Non academic

No

23

Patient

Female

20-30

25-29

Family physician

Non academic

No

24

Patient

Female

30-40

5-9

Family physician

Non academic

No