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Table 1 Characteristics of 49 clinicians from specialist respiratory care who participated in 9 focus groups exploring barriers and facilitators to implementing the battery-operated hand-held fan for chronic breathlessness in patients with COPD

From: Implementing the battery-operated hand-held fan as an evidence-based, non-pharmacological intervention for chronic breathlessness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a qualitative study of the views of specialist respiratory clinicians

Characteristic

N = 49 (%)

Gender

 Female

36 (73.5)

 Male

13 (26.5)

Setting

 Inpatient

34 (69.4)

 Inpatient/outpatient

8 (16.3)

Discipline

 Medical

13 (26.5)

 Advanced trainee

12 (24.5)

 Consultant

1 (2)

 Nursing

30 (61.2)

 CNC

1 (2)

 CNE

1 (2)

 CNS

2 (4.1)

 EEN

3 (6.1)

 RN

21 (42.9)

 Allied health

6 (12.2)

 Physiotherapist

5 (10.2)

 OT

1

Years working in respiratory care

 < 1 year

6 (12.2)

 1–5 years

23 (46.9)

 6–10 years

8 (16.3)

 > 10 years

12 (24.5)

“To what proportion of patients with COPD and chronic breathlessness do you currently recommend the hand-held fan?”

 All or nearly all

10 (20.4)

 Most

17 (34.7)

 Some

19 (38.8)

 None

3 (6.1)

  1. The italics represent totals for the section below them - for example medical is comprised of bot advanced trainees and consultants
  2. CNC, clinical nurse consultant; CNE, clinical nurse educator; CNS, clinical nurse specialist; EEN, endorsed enrolled nurse; RN, registered nurse; OT, occupational therapist