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Table 2 Patient demographics
| Number (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age | 40-50 year 6 % |
| 51-60 year 6 % | |
| 61-70 year 33 % | |
| 71-80 year 44 % | |
| 81-90 year 11 % | |
| Gender (M;F) | Male 9 (50 %), Female 9 (50 %) |
| COPD severity GOLD1 | 0 (0 %) |
| GOLD 2 | 6 (33 %) |
| GOLD 3 | 9 (50 %) |
| GOLD 4 | 2 (11 %) |
| Not recorded at entry to study | 1 (6 %) |
| Computer skills | 83 % had a computer, of whom |
| 13 % Never used their computer | |
| 13 % Hardly ever used their computer | |
| 20 % Sometimes used their computer | |
| 7 % Quite frequently used their computer | |
| 47 % Used their computer every day | |
| MRC dyspnoea scale | MRC 2 - 0 %, |
| MRC 3 - 89 % | |
| MRC - 4 11 % | |
| Hospital admissions during study | 9 hospital admission in total, 7 COPD related, 1 cardiac related and 1 lung surgery |
