Developing Appropriate Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services in Sri Lanka: Assessment of People Living with COPD and Healthcare Providers in Urban and Semi Urban Areas in Sri Lanka

Figures & data

Figure 1 Recruitment flow diagram.

Table 1 Participant Characteristics (n=138)

Participant Characteristics	Sample Size N(%)
Gender
Male	75 (54%)
Female	63 (46%)
Age group
<40 years	17 (12%)
40–50 years	16 (12%)
50–60 years	27 (20%)
60–70 years	41 (30%)
70–80 years	31 (23%)
>80 years	5 (4%)
Age (in years) when left school (mean ±SD)	16 +2.3
Employment status
Employed	56 (41%)
Unemployed	62 (45%)
Retired	20 (15%)
Technology usage
Internet	8 (6%)
Computer	5 (4%)
Smartphone	10 (7%)
Tablet	0

Note: All data presented as N (%) except where stated.

Table 2 Preference Regards the Structure of a PR Programme Among Adults Living with COPD (n=138)

Preferred Mode of Pulmonary Rehabilitation	Frequency (%)
Group, supervised, hospital-based	67 (49%)
Group, supervised, local hospital or community based	39 (28%)
Exercise and educational manual at home	1 (1%)
Web-based	31 (22%)
Time willing to spend in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
<30 minutes /day	17 (13%)
30 minutes to 1 hour /day	46 (33%)
1 to 2 hours /day	55 (40%)
>2 hours /day	20 (14%)

Figure 2 HCPs opinions on referring to Pulmonary Rehabilitation Data presented as a percentage of those that strongly disagree, disagree and agree/strongly agreed.

Figure 3 Patient-based factors influencing decision to refer to PR, with influence graded as no, some or strong influence. Data presented as a percentage.

Figure 4 Referrer and referral process-based Factors influencing decision to refer to PR, with influence graded as no, some or strong influence. Data presented as a percentage.